I took a ride down Main Street
to see what I could see
but nothing looks the same at all
as what it used to be.
The times have changed it all around
and everything looks new
and all of our old hang-outs
are gone, but just a few.
Time changes not just people
but all the places, too
and many of our memories
will only make us blue.
We have to make new memories
and friends to fill our time
the old ones are just pictures
that we have within our minds.
Author notes
When we go back to 'visit' old memories, so many things have changed and we realize that our memories are just pictures in our minds.
A contest entry
- Hana Hou! by islekine.
600 points, ended December 27, 2007, 13 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Contest #216 Going Back Home by daviscth.
800 points, ended May 12, 8 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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You have done a great job describing my home town. So many of the old hang outs are now gone for newer buildings. The really sad part is that no one seems to have any pictures of the old building either.
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So true! Congrats on your
trophy and good luck to you
in this next contest!
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Thank you 'Jeremy0826' - glad you enjoyed
blessings
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So true! Great piece!
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We have to make new memories/and friends to fill our time. Very true. I haven't been back to my home town in years but my brother and I went to a little village where we used to go to Sunday school when we were very young. It seemed so small!!
HW. Good for you.
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I just recently moved back to the town I graduated in (it's a temporary move, I think) - but I can't get over how nothing looks the same! My mind remembers things that aren't here anymore....lol.
Thanks.
blessings
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I can soo relate to this...Every time I go back to New Zealand, I see the differences....places I used to go now gone or changed completely...the advent of "progress" aye..
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Thanks Rob! Everything seems to change so much. When you go back to 'visit' the past - it's moved into the future and hard to 'connect those dots' again.
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Excellent
What a beautifully penned piece of poetry.
Well done.
Congrats on your Honorable Mention.
Well deserved.
Keep up with the great work.
Keep on penning.
Thank you so very much for sharing.
*S* Cynthia
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Thank you 'cynthia' for the wonderful comment and applause.
It's sad sometimes when you go back and visit your old 'haunts' and they've changed so much.
blessings
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I really like this...short, simple,
says a ton! Thanks for entering!
Best wishes for a very Happy New Year!
Write on!
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From near dirge to voice of hope. You've done it again, and ended with stirring and provocative messege. "The memories I'm going to make.", true prize, true wisdom. Bravo! Again. This was MUCH liked.
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Thank you, and for the applause also. Yeah, it's kind of sad revisiting the old hang-outs - and they're gone, just like the people you 'hung-out' with. Just pictures in the mind.
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brillant
rle good write i've to say
i loved this
Time changes not just people
but all the places, too
and many of our memories
will only make us blue.
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Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. And thanks for taking the time to read it and comment.
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Love it! Most of us who are old enough to own memories have done exactly this. Visiting old haunts is rarely a rewarding experience. Far better to drag out old photos and remember it as it was. Skillfully rhymed and a very enjoyable read - thanks.
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Thank you. And you are right about the photo's...lol. And thanks for taking the time to read and comment.
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Very nostalgic and touching. Sometimes I long for the old days and I miss all the old places we went when we were kids. Great Write!!
Azlyn
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Thank you. And thanks for the applauds! I'm at the age where I get VERY nostalgic....lol
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Very nice write boomer,
memories and times past wonderful things to hold on to progression is the way of all things though we move with the currents of life
paddling, drifting, motoring, sailing and yes sometimes the land marks change, the shore lines become relandscaped but it is us who see with our eyes who travel with these hearts aye thats the journey, and the most wonderful change of all, us in our insights and knowledge and wisdom 
good write!!!!
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Thanks, but your reply was great! (how do you rate replies?)
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