Loneliness

Someone starts to sing a song

and it makes me think of you

Just a sad, simple, melody

both you and I once knew

 

As the words drift by my ears

a kind sadness fills my heart

The song has much more meaning

as time has kept us apart

 

I try to see your face again

to think of things unsaid

But all I can remember

is this song inside my head

 

My memory is failing now

oh so sad, but oh so true

All that's left of our sweet love

is this song that we once knew

 

Author's Note

How can any of us say we are not afraid to die?
To see another waste away is such a painful thing.Yet we still see them as we wish to remember them

Reviews

[MagiCrystal]

A memory is a life time storie and the names of the people does not meter, what meters is like you said.. The feeling that brings us a smile or a tear.
I had to stop all that I was doing tonight! and sit here and read with my heart and soul your poetry, you have ask me many times to come and read it so tonight I had some time.
You are one of the people ( poet) I know that writes about songs and feelings and real life facts, I do understand.
When we love.. we love, ! we do not think of nothing else but to give and forget about our self, In this verses you wrote I read them quite a few times, each line over and over again.
The heart has the ability along with the mind, to takes us to the very second where we left that memory and re-lived the memories. Our minds are made in such a perfection that not one detail escapes with time we have files up to date and we never make mistakes unless we want to. How perfect is our brain and heart that even when time goes by so fast but, when that musical note hits our mind. Bummmm! There it is again and our yesterday's are in our today's and they can come and visit our present in a flash. It goes by so fast and leaves us exhausted and full of love and sometimes pain.
I can't even begin to tell you how much I love to come and read your poem, it brought tears to my eyes ( Again and Again) You my friend have that gift to touch a very tender part of my soul and heart.
I can't stop looking at the image and thinking about my Mom and Dad. For some reason that was the string you touched... and you will continue to bring me to my knees every time Oh yes !!! I will come back and read this. Divine, simply divine.
If I may say.. the best poem I have read today .. Sunday and I will go and open my library to post this poem on my top shelf... I am going to save it in a very tender special place for this amazing poem you have wrote and I thank you.
Not everyone can bleed and not hurt when a poet as you displayed his words in a such a deep feeling for us to feel.
Again.. one more time. You have got me glued ! No surprise to me I knew you will do it again. Off I go to read another one of your pages..I love to do that!

[JustAlex]

perfect.......your work is very peaceful moving but touching at the same time, to capture readers hearts
im more than glad to read and comment your work .

[R J Askew]

Hauntingly wistful. You capture the way music and songs have a habit of ambusing us and taking us back years, decaded even. To be reminded of love in this way is at once a joy and a sadeness. It is delightful that love is not fogotten, is still in ue, but horrible that it is in the past, that we are not there at the exact moment when it was new and real.

[Magdelena]

OMG!!!!! This was divine... I would say more, but I can't see anything..

Loved this so much that is is another fav..


Mags xx (Darn ya Tate) Sniff

[Moalix]

I liked this one a lot because it does so remind me of a time or two where I heard a song and instantly thought of old times with loved ones but I can't remember anything other than the song. Excellent write.

[Melanie Jane Boicourt S..]

Aww! I like that one a lot. I do not know if you have read my lyrical poem called "Where are you my love" but it has a sort of similar theme to it. Except, for the song reminding them. It is true though, melodies are definitely connected to memories. So are scents. I think of some things every time I hear cetain songs. It would be very sad not to be able to remember a loved ones face that you thought of every time you heard a certain song. Memories sure do fade with time. My song that I mentioned above is about a person suffering from dementia but memories fade for everybody in the way that you describe here.
Thank you for sharing!
Melanie

[Tracie Skarbo]

Wow...again the picture is perfect. This is such a sad piece depicting true love that spans the test of time. Yet succums to the ever pressing hands of fate at the end of life. Wonderfully penned!

[J.P. Bristow]

Incredible flow----and such depth of meaning. Into my favs!!!

[Helen Crutchett]

Just beautiful Tate!


"As the words drift by my ears.
A soft sadness fills my heart.
The song has such meaning now.
Since time has kept us apart."


At least they have the "Song" and happy memories, albeit
fading ones. So many have a black hole to look back on
with "happy memories" far and few between.

Beautiful poety my dear friend, in fact it was awesome!

L&L Helena

[Bud]

That, my friend is what makes a song so special. It's why it is referenced to Angels so often in scripture. Nothing reaches through to the depths of the heart, as does the sound of music. There is something all powerful about the notes of song? Whether sung or played on instruments. Sometimes, it's best that a song is all that is remembered. Much less painful that way. As expected, another Masterful piece of your poetic art. Thank you for sharing.

[Poeticpiers]

some songs are unforgettable as the memories they trigger off