THE PLEDGE

 

THE PLEDGE

 

Remember the time

When we lay in the hay

At a country dance

And we pledged things

 

The walk home from

Someplace and we sat

in an old car and kissed

And we pledged things

 

Remember ?  You were young

And I was just dumb

But you made allowances

And we pledged things

Remember ?

 

We grew big and we got 0ld

Our modesty turned bold

Things complicated our lives

Sometimes we wished us dead

But, we pledged things

And, yes we will never forget

Pledges told

 

----- Eagle Cruagh

Reviews

[Kat Collins]

Well said. It's interesting to look back on life and remember the sincere, heartfelt "pledges" I've made...whether friends, lovers, or others...some still hold strong, others were whimiscal moments of passion. Pinky-swears, forever and always's, I solemnly do swear's....

[Emily Rae]

i love this poem. my favorite part about it is your intermittent, "remember?" I can feel your heart and soul reaching back to a moment that was once so sacred to you, and you're asking her to rejoin you.

[Norma M Sutton]

I like the intensity of this one. Nicely put.

[Lily Mae]

This reminds me of all those silly promises I made to God if he'd only give me my dream boy :) ... on the summer days walking home..xx Very nice write.. :)

[Muse]

You were young
And I was just dumb
Lol, yes I remember those days.
Pledges often turn into unkept promises.....

[Stef Outsiders]

I love the romance in pledges.. what beautiful memories they must be...

[Ed Hart]

a real pledge of allegiance

[Seashell]

ohhh I simply love this. Tis true we pledge, pledge and pledge through our lives. Sometimes we wish we had made a certain pledge to keep, with a certain someone, and sometimes we wish we had never bothered.
This brought back cute memories for me..
Thank you
Babs x

[emmajoy]

If only everyone remembered their pledges! Old-fashioned principles wrapped in a gentle poem; your voice as clear as a bell - especially in the third stanza, set in a sweetly innocent time.