Never Forget

Image is not mine.

Let’s go back to the place where we dreamed -

Where pirates still existed and men were gentlemen.

Let’s go back to that place

Oh - don’t you remember it?

Women were dressed in gowns and held their chins high.

Don’t ask why -

Simply remember.

 

The time when dreams could take you to places you had never been

When cannons were fired and carriages road atop those cobblestone streets

Where we used to pen letters by candlelight to our lover (why, you remember.)

And if by chance you were a merchant’s daughter, you were lucky.

 

Now, I see it in your eyes -

Yes!

You know what I am talking about.

That place -

That place never stopped existing, you see.

Your heart knows how to get there,

just put your hand over your chest and close your eyes.

It is not hard to see it -

Ships sailing in the open sea;

Maybe you can even hear those scoundrels singing A Pirate’s Life For Me.

Never forget that place - nay,

Do you not remember?

It is also where you met her.

Golden curls and a red silk dress.

Lace around the chest and dazzling green eyes.

Yes, I see it…

You do remember.

~Red Rose

Reviews

[J. F. Charleston]

Haha! I remember those days...except mine was a few thousand years later. (Star Wars reference)
I really like this one. It's like something random, well not really random, it just has something I wasn't expecting. I sure wish we lived in a place like that; Utopia you'd say. Loved this one for sure!

[Anne Lockhart]

Thanks! I really appreciate your feedback.

[Kimberley Reid]

This so beautiful, oh my days! I always loved those times that this poem talks about. Well done for writing such a beautiful piece red rose, will be sure to read more of your work!

[Anne Lockhart]

Wow, thank you so much! :)

[Kimberley Reid]

Your welcome, really did mean it, you got some talent!

[R. L. Hill]

I just got plopped into a romance novel. I want to go to a ball and get swept off my feet by a gentleman in tights. I have never been envious of blonde curls till now. Haha

[Anne Lockhart]

Good, that was my goal! And I didn't mean to make you envious.. sorry! haha

[R. L. Hill]

Haha, no worries, doll.

[Lyn Anderson]

Shades of reincarnation perhaps, or longing for the past, a simpler time - either way it is a beautiful verse, full of intense imagery and lovely sentiment.