Songs Of Youth.

Sadly Nicki Milligan my wife's mother passed away without event Friday February 2nd 2018

      Nicki and Harold Milligan

           Parents of my wife Becky     

Grace and Eloquence knew you by name

playing together while you were young

The sweet smell of the summer breeze

lessons learned as you sung

 

Songs of the youth you once lived

white cloth flowing in the breeze

Wheat colored hair whisked in the wind

racing across fields with youthful ease

 

Think ye oh back upon those days

fondly remembering as we were

Cherished memories that we all save

another tomorrow of that we were sure

 

When life came in with the seasons

the cheering laughter of a friend

Secrets we all knew and saved

who would think it to ever end

 

Life has that way of fooling us

especially when we're young

Always promising another day

forever-another song to be sung

 

But like all great things we enjoy

the bill one day comes due

And as your friends each pass away

you wonder if next may be you

Author's Note

I need not say what this is about. We all know don't we? Go see your parents and grandparents.
Life's time waits on none of us.
It masters fate with earnest callous.
Caring for none in favored mercy.
Helping not whom it shows malice.

They wont be here when you find the time to visit.
Do it while you are thinking of it.
There is no regret like that dealt to the one who wasn't there when needed.

Reviews

[Kathy Van Kurin]

'Songs Of fYouth'
Tate Morgan,
Reading this spoke truth, as I found the feelings it brought forth very real. Just esterday Mother and Dad I saw and spoke with. Mortality seems all around now a day; in me, in others, in my family, in my siblings and friends. Life seems more mysterious ...more precious..fleeting.
Blessings to you and yours as you go through your own life stages..processes.
Kathy

[Tate Morgan]

Hi Kathy I hear you. As I get older my friends and relatives are passing away life become so precious when it’s so fleeting I don’t want to become callous to the death of others but it just seems like the longer I live the closer I get to being next in line to the river Styx

[Kathy Van Kurin]

If we are paying attention little bits and clues dwell in nature's everyday; rotting leaves, a squirrel fallen from electrical line...not so fun to think about but people do. Bless you. Kathy

[KCthelastboyscout]

This is a beautiful tribute and you deserve all praises for it.it also teaches us to enjoy the spring and summer of our lives and live it to the fullest.great job!!

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you kc I hope everyone realizes how special the time we have is before it’s gone

[Dani The Unreviewed]

Hehehe, makes me aappreciate my young years, while they last. :)
Thanks for sharing my friend :)

You choose your words with care, and put them all where they belong :-))
I'm sorry, but I've got no constructive criticism on this one.
It's probably, because your skills are near perfect already :)
full rating. I'd like to see more like this.

[Dani The Unreviewed]

oh...wait. did you turn off ratings? i can't give points...

[Tate Morgan]

thank you i have turned off all my ratings of late. I thank you so much how humbling

[Dani The Unreviewed]

You are welcome :)

[Willard Wells]

I don't think you have reached anywhere close to my age, but I find myself asking these same things about the past and a future and what part or time will I play in that future.

Regrets are useless as we only have the future to be part of. We must choose wisely.

Well done and thanks for sharing.

[Tate Morgan]

Well I dont know your age .However mine is 56 at present

[Willard Wells]

Oh to be a young man of 56 again. Of course in my mind I am about 34. hahaha

[Tate Morgan]

oh i wish i were 30 again

[Einstein Noodle]

ahhhhhhhhhhhh Tate .. depends the age as the sight .. one can not be better advised than to go and say hello ..to those one loves, adores, cherishes, and ..even abhors ... a clear conscience ... and happy heart will follow ... it is simply so .. :)
my looking back is blotted with ink spills ... stupor in the mornings ... but i quit smoking .. and i always visited me mum and da ..me g-ma and g-dad ... me uncles aunts and cousins (of which there are many :)
and i am so happy right now .. so thank you man!! :))
E.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you I knew your heart above all others would feel this to the quick

[Einstein Noodle]

what a fine direction you poem leads one down .. no danger in it sir .. love ya man!

[Tate Morgan]

thank you gene i walked it with trepidation

[Cherrie]

From someone who has lost both parents and grandparents. I must say Your poem was superb.

[Tate Morgan]

thank you i lost my father in july of this year

[Jerome F Knox III pseud..]

I am seeing a pattern and a recurring theme in the poems I have read. Fields, love and reconciliation of things in the past. Another beautiful poem here.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Rico I am sorry i forgot to respond to this I have been preoccupied of late

[Colorado Brian]

Tate, your poems of life experiences are timeless sentiment, ideal for every generation young and old. Life lived, lessons learned, don't forget to enjoy the journey, before the journey ends. Very Nice.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Brian

[melissa]

Tate i love your poems they are amazing and enjoy reading them Keep up the great work and keep them coming

[Tate Morgan]

thank u melissa

[melissa]

You're welcome