For the old times sake

let me down this keg of beer

for the old times sake

as I soak in its playful ache.

let me hop onto the nostalgic train

to ride into the youthful fountain

as I lower the life curtain. 

let me unclip those unflappable wings

to break the defences of winds

as I drop these veiled blinds.

let me set strong sails 

to the seas of known and unknowns

as I pass those waves and milestones.

and, let me just this once

for the old times sake

walk down those memory lanes

collecting of what that remains...

9th July 2016, by Abhilash Hegde

Reviews

[Marie]

I think as the years roll on we savour the past more than when it was our present and we lived through it. It has a special flavour when we look back on it. A very evocative write, I feel you are emotional about the past and wish to celebrate it, Abhilash? As we get older trips down 'Memory Lane' bring both joy and tears, they are bitter-sweet. You have captured a heart felt longing to revisit the past superbly in this eloquently penned poem, Abhilash. Your visions are captured so finely through excellent depiction and the poem flows effortlessly like 'The River of Life'. A fascinating poem which I have so enjoyed reading. Thank you for sharing Abhilash...

[Abhilash Hegde]

Yes, very true what you said - we savour the past more than when it was our present and we lived through it. 120% agree. Yes, I miss some past memories and love to recollect some good ones always :) Thanks for an in-depth read and review of the poem. Grateful for your kind words. Appreciate you stopping by to read this one. Thanks Marie.

[Marie]

MOST welcome always, Abhi... Thank you for writing and sharing...

[Amber Stone]

the perfect prose in the right time and the right place. 0/* thank U, thousand times more. long live the beer!

[Abhilash Hegde]

Thank you much, Amber for reading and sharing your kind thoughts on it. Yes, long live the beer, Cheers! :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Nice rhyming as the protagonist yearns to recall a time now past by celebrating it with a toast, a familiar train ride before delving into his memory to bring back what was valued then.

[Abhilash Hegde]

Thank you very much John for reading and leaving your thoughts on this write. Appreciate it!

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

This poem is filled with the scent of nostalgia, not a personal one, but one that you have inspired through your words. Nicely penned. Tyfs

[Abhilash Hegde]

I'm so glad to hear that and hope this nostalgia lingers on. Thank you much for visiting and sharing your kind view on this write.

[Lydia Shutter]

As we age, we remember the experiences we had in our younger years and how they made us feel. Those memories get us through some tough times. Your poem is a plea to the great beyond....hoping against hope you will never lose the memories. Very emotional and powerful words. LydI**

[Abhilash Hegde]

Yeah very true, good memories get us through rough times. Memories is a treasure trove we would want to hold onto and indulge in them time to time to keep us moving forward. Thanks Lydia for reading and sharing your thoughts :)

[barleygirl]

Being forgetful, I didn't realize I've read you & liked you quite a bit from as long ago as 3 years ago! I saw your comment on someone else's poem & that made me want to come check out your poetry & I'm glad I did. I very much like the way you look at life & how you express these observations in unusual ways. I love how your way of doing this comes naturally, not just something you do as you write a poem, but it's the way you express yourself in reviewing back-and-forths . . . it's like you're naturally creative, not just plodding along when you express yourself. To me, that's a great starting point for a writer & I wish I had started out being more spontaneously creative like you are (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Abhilash Hegde]

Hi Margie, Thank you for coming back and checking out my poetry and the warm words. I'm happy to know you liked my poetry and my impressions of life. I must say, it was very pleasant to hear back from you and your thoughts on my way of writing. I have been off poetry for a while and Hopefully, I would come back to it and write again :) Thanks so much for leaving a comment.
Best, Abhilash

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A very nice write, Abhilash.

I have noticed the theme of nostalgia pervades a few of your poems. It is a very nice theme to base some writing on, one which can only be tackled by those with age and experience behind them.

This reads like a last wish to me; for one last time, let the writer do these things that have been written about, before his time has passed. Reliving old memories is something that we all do and your poem is a very lovely ode to that. Very nice writing.

[Abhilash Hegde]

Glad you liked reading it, Doodley. Thanks much for sharing those wonderful thoughts. Yes, very much its an ode to old times and wishes that need realization. Nostalgia - I guess, it unknowingly pervades into few of my writes :D hehe.

[Chris]

This read as a prayer... I hope it's answered as you wished...

[Abhilash Hegde]

Like the way you read it :) I have it expressed as a wishful list. So may be someday, may be someday.. those all boxes will get checked out. Thanks for reading, Chris.

[Chris]

anytime... take care.

[Bear]

I'll drink to that, the older I get the more often I ride on that nostalgia train :~)
Bravo! I relate to this poem so well I can't say enough about, I give it five out of five Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!

[Abhilash Hegde]

So true, as years pass by we look back more on our earlier years and savor the best memories.
I'm glad to hear you could relate to it. Thanks so much Bear, for reading this one !

[iamshadowine]

great poem! amazing composition!
keep writing :D

[Abhilash Hegde]

Thanks Shadowine for reading and leaving a review.
I'm glad to hear your thoughts :)