a poet’s notebook

Snapshot Poem 15 July 02009

pond

  

my past came to visit today
we sat together in the garden
both thicker, older, milder

each carries memory of the other
each carries memory for the other

we stretched out our legs
rested our shoulders back
watched the koi drift in the pond

& pulled in our nets of memory
each, for the other

  

12 responses to “Snapshot Poem 15 July 02009”

  1. irene Avatar

    Sharon, I like how the change of preposition works in the 2nd para. Feel like I just discovered your blog.

  2. Tumblewords Avatar

    Soothing look at then and now, memories revisited. Nice read.

  3. jenett Avatar

    how thought provoking…

  4. sbpoet Avatar

    Nice to see you here, Joe.

  5. Andy Avatar

    Nice catch!

  6. Stan Ski Avatar

    Always good to catch up.

  7. Linda Jacobs Avatar

    There is such a gentleness to this poem. Makes me not regret getting older.

  8. bobbi Avatar

    perfectly reflects my experience with an old friend this summer…

  9. sbpoet Avatar

    Gentleness, yes. I hadn’t been conscious of that.
    Time really does mellow, ease the long anguish.

  10. wayne Avatar

    sitting in the garden with the past….nice

  11. thepoetryman Avatar

    both thicker, older, milder
    This alone spoke volumes.

  12. Boros1124 Avatar

    Ady’s poems you know? Famous Hungarian symbolist poet. Personally, I prefer Radnóti poems. Some can be downloaded free of charge (www.konyv-konyvek.hu) is one of the bookstore. Look for the “Ingyenesen letölthető könyvek” from the menu.

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