Poetry of Time

For Chris

We were in some old abandoned memory. 

It must be centuries since this memory applied to living things. 

How shall we search? 

How shall we approach this find? 

We looked beyond the obvious, 

Trying to have the poem find us. 

There in the cobwebs of time stood the elements of rhyme. 

We shook the foundation of this old, old memory and 

Found ourselves in the poetry of time.

Reviews

[Ian Gilmour]

I like this a lot, the two biggest reasons are the following: it demands us to examine memories as an idea and not the memory in and of itself; and it asks us where we find memories in ourselves. Good memories, bad memories, all stay lodged within us and the fascinating thing I've always thought about memories are that the good ones almost haunt us more than the bad ones. We look back and see what we had and knowing its in the past brings both salvation but also a sliver of remorse and no longer having that. Bad memories are finite, good memories are not.

[Black Star Adept]

Wow, this one is amazing! Love it!

[Susan Beth Horvath]

What an entertaining and 'revealing' piece!

[kublakhan27]

I was truly intrigued by this piece...even though you write of a distinct personal memory, there is plenty of mystery and room for interpretation for readers...I'm always looking beyond the obvious, waiting for a poem to find me, and this one definitely found me...beautiful work :)

[Mr.Boffin]

lovely poem....great job!!

[Alfred Kukitz]

Thank you all for your exquisite reviews!

[lady sunshine]

poems can actually make your life....

[Frieda P]

Where poetry lives...

There in the cobwebs of time stood the elements of rhyme.

Killer line....

[Avinash]

Alfred, My friend you have lot to share ... . Please keep going back in time and keep bringing treasures to our delight.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i really like the way you personify the poem in this one...and those cobwebs of time and elements of rhyme...

poetry can shake our foundation to the core.