Yesterday Callin

Just looking at the passage of time.

little boy's dreams

how do they run

baseball and Christmas

and silver space guns

sunshine and mudpies

but oh, how the time flys

ah,but it's easy

life's so easy...he smiles

 

then comes a young boy

whose life has begun

hey, look at me

ain't I someone

first love and phone calls

but oh, how the time crawls

cuz, it ain't easy...life ain't easy

he sighs

 

I been dancin with a memory

of a time I once knew

when the street light...was moon light

and my plan was all new

soft rain fallin ... yesterday callin

say it's easy... say it's easy...he sighs

 

then comes a young man

who works for his play

and the memories of playgrounds

slowly flitter away

hard knocks ... time clocks

got a front door... with a few locks

cuz, it ain't easy ... life ain't easy

he sighs

 

 now, comes an old man

whose race has been run

and he, like the child

knows the warmth of the sun

look...see him prayin

listen ... to him sayin

god, it's easy

life's so easy

he cries

 

he's been dancin to the memory

of that time he once knew

when the street light.. was moon light

and his plan was all new

soft rain fallin ... yesterday callin

say it's easy ... so damn easy

he cries...

Reviews

[bluessadmood]

i think this is the silly journey of life ,child still a child will find it easy ,some more years when life hits hard,then its never easy ,then comes old age ,where not much is left,then its also easy for as fate is nearing nothing matters anymore,so it could not be easier,no need for fight,just let go,what is this do i have to be reminded always how silly life is,just a sequence of events till the end which is not far ,great write rain

[V. K. Harris]

I cant wait to grow up, I wish I were young again. I love this it reminds me of me. Excellent write brother.

[Kelly Scheppers]

There you go again, making those goosebumps dance on my arms! You are such an inspiration!

My best,
Kelly

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Beautiful piece. We young do really take life for granted. It moves so fast. and before you know it its all over. I always thought that time moved slow until i had my daughter and now it moves so fast. I really love this. ITs beautiful.

[None]

What a beautiful treasure you have here! Every bit of it touches the heart and brings back memories....
"I been dancin with a memory of a time I once knew when the street light...was moon light
and my plan was all new"
...This is brilliant. I know we used to play "kick the can" until the light was no more, or we were
called in for being out too late. I really was happy to see your surprise ending about getting older and those past times seemed easy. I liked how you repeated the words above with a new flair at the end. Your poem flows like a song and brings love to the heart.

[Robert Luna]

Youth is wasted on the young as the say. This is one of those writes that causes you as a reader to take a deep look at who you are as a person and where you have been. I am a strong believer in that life only gets harder as you learn more about it and are not able to turn a blind eye to its ugliness. As kids we only thought about how our lives would last forever and as we get older we learn that is not true and the facts of how things really work. I hear people all the time say I remember when life was simpler. I disagree and would never say that. Life is always been hard it is just a matter of gaining a new perspective on the whole picture as it is. We may think life was easier then but that is because the problems we faced then were only as big as we could handle then. Thanks for writing this Ray as it allowed me to clear my head and refocus on more important things in my life.

Great Job!!!!!

[DarkAngelWriter]

Awwwwww... I love this. The fact that you wrote something like this makes me feel good about you reading my "Life & Love". You're such a talented author :)

[justjenn_2u]

Well written. Nice to be able to see the journey from child to man. Life sure doesn't get any easier. : )

Awesome job!

[All faded blue]

This a beautiful telling of the journey of life, the progression of our attitudes as we go along the highway. One of your finer pieces, at least in my opinion.

blue

[Constance]

This is fantastic. It was a brilliant idea to follow a life in this way, the life of everyman. Anyone over 10 can identify, because around that point our lives begin to change so fast, and we become aware of the parts of life yet to come. Thank you for this one.