A LONG-FORGOTTEN TUNE

                   A long-forgotten tune

                   Was it in a dream

                   that I heard it

                   last? 

                   A face of a stranger

                   Why does it seem

                   so familiar, so dear

                   to me 

                   now?                  

                
                   Who was I before we met -

                   I cannot recall
               
                   I am afraid to contemplate the reality

                   that confronts me                   

                   full force

                   I am afraid to accept the reality

                   of reality

                 
                   I felt it coming

 

 

                   The overpowering scent 

                   carried

                   from the days of tomorrow 

                   by the omnipotent wind of intuition                        

 

                   Enveloped in and drowned

                   by feelings that I cannot comprehend

                   I think we have met before

                   in a dream from my childhood

                   in that faraway land

 

Reviews

[Blade & Blood (The ..]

Oooh! Mystical! I like it. ^^ It really makes you think, usually about things that don't even matter any more. :) Nicely done!

Ironically Yours, Blade and Blood

[Azaradelle]

Interesting.
I've yet to come across a work of yours that is not unique.
Unfortunately, everything else i'd have liked to say has already been said by others.
You capture a common topic and describe it so beautifully, using a unique selection of words.

I'm in awe.

Yrs.

Azaradelle.

[Sara]

This reminds me of De ja vu, knowing that you've heard or done something before but not realizing when or where from...
and also as justjenn_2u said, the soul mate comparison would fit nicely. Sometimes i see a person and i feel like i know them , or that I've seen them before, yet i never have.
and as you said about music in the poem, that it seems like it's speaking only to you,effecting only you, i feel that way often. feelings like these are strange and wonderful, and you expressed them well in this poem.
-sara :-)

[justjenn_2u]

For some reason, this poem makes me think of soul mates. That once in a lifetime chance that can be taken or never found again. I feel like you are speaking of the subconscious mind in this. Very intriguing.

[W Alt. Burns]

in a dream from my childhood
in that faraway land

it is hard to recall. those time we were so full of energy and wonder. nice poem.

[Backwards Poet]

Nice...i really like the stanza//The overpowering scent / carried / from the days of tomorrow / by the omnipotent wind of intuition/...very nice. Ciao

[Paul McCracken]

I think the "one" will be very pleased.

[E.L.C.]

Very different than the other pieces i have read from you. One day i am going to tackle a piece about love and the philosophical aspects behind it... one day... Anyways, back to the poem. Well, you have accomplished what few have, there is nothing i feel that needs tweaking. Unfortunately, i never have much to say on the subject of poetry concerning love. Cliches are cliche for a reason, but everything to say about is has already been said. So aside from content, you have written a poem with striking images, great use of language, and wonderful flow. So there is not too much else to say, i usually like to tear people's work apart a little more, but there is not much to tear with this one, and i commend you on that =)

[Bewitching Sensation]

such strong feeling lved it again :)

[Amanda Crandall]

Very sweet touching poem. I think its something we all quietly dare to hope for. Thank you for posting it.