Yesterday
I was happy:
I turned to no one
for my fulfilment
and I found joy
in my solitude;
my love
stood in the shadows
and reminded me of light
that still shone around me.
Today
I stand alone again;
but I seek satisfaction
outside of my soul -
I am restless in body and spirit;
I smile, but,
it doesn't reach my eyes,
and my love
questions me,
for no shadows shroud him
now.
Yesterday and Today
are but moments
in space,
and yet,
they are fenced apart
by Time;
they are brothers,
born of the same mother,
and yet,
they are different.
But Tomorrow
will give me nimble fingers
and I will pry away
masks
and make Time whole;
I shall make my days merge
and create Eternity
in my world
where
the past
and the present
will be
indistinguishable.
Author notes
Written August 3rd, 2006
A contest entry
- serious poets, emotion or expierience-yours or someone elses, alot of points by morgana raven.
1000 points, ended August 7, 2006, 21 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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This was very beautiful, I really enjoyed it...Good luck in the contest
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Thank you James... It's a humbling experience when good poets appreciates one's work... and I am glad you decided to read my poems... You too made me smile
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Sorry I have to say more about it, it was awesome. It was like I was traveling on this journey, one filled with ligth and hope and one where there was clarity of thought. Your poem was brilliantly put together. It made me smile.
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Masterpiece
Wow, this is incredible. What an excellent piece of poetry I have just read. This really is something, I'd say a masterpiece. Well done. Good luck in the contest. -
thank you Atty-poet... for this and for taking the time to see some of my other work as well... also for pointing out tht typo...
glad you dropped by my work, and I shall surely drop in on yours now...
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Thank you Cayla... your comments are appreciated
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Thank you flightless... I hope you do remember to read some more... lol... I'll remind you, and keep reminding you too
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Thank you Laurax... thiss poem comes out from the very depths of my mind... its a deeply personal write, and yet i feel there is something of everyone within the poem. Your comment makes me feel that I have not failed in my attempt with this write... thanks again
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Thank you Son of Jim... my style of writing is always in a state of metamorphosis, and events around us always leave their mark on our minds... as a poet, thoughts spill over in ink, and release makes them concrete, yet abstract.
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You have tackled a very difficult topic, very abstract, nothing totally concrete, and you gave it the old college try, good job.
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I shall make my days merge
and create Eternity
in my world
where
the past
and the present
will be
indistinguishable.
i really love this last part of the poem, i really dont know why, i read the poem about three times, and this bit just stands out to me every time i read it. great piece of work
laurax -
cools
i realy like this, one of the best i have seen on the site even.. ill read some more from you prabably if i remember. the short lines definately fit the style of it.. its definately unique.. and such -
Wow this poem is deep and awesome. It's different and unique yet satisfying lol. I love it.
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I liked this poem, I'm just not sure why. Maybe because it is refective and looking forward at the same time. And I'm not sure I understand the gist of the contest in which it is entered, but this write speaks to me somehow. However, in the first stanza, "no one" should be two words. I stumbled twice there, cuz I first thought it was supposed to be "noon". Other than that, great write.
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