Future Imperfect

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Mon, 22 Jun 2015
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‘Time does not bring relief; you all have lied who told me time
would ease me of my pain; I miss him in the weeping 
of the rain; I want him at the shrinking of the tide.’
(Edna St Vincent Millay)
 
Sitting with you by the River Cam; it was raining. 
We sat beneath your black and white umbrella
and watched the swans.
 
How serene, and unruffled they seemed. Much like us;
standards to uphold. Heaven forbid we’d break
the moral code.  
 
So we merely brushed hands
and exchanged pleasantries. 
Time was on our side
or so we thought...
 
Threw dreams in the river as glibly as crusts to the birds
and let day follow day, whilst we’d talk about the weather...
films we’d watch. How we‘d go together … 
one of these nights. 
 
Our passion for poetry; how we often spoke of love – never 
in our own words; only in those 
we borrowed.  
 
Funny how the things I remember most, 
of all the things we did,  were the things we were going to do...
tomorrow. 
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Comments

Submitted by love_writing on

Beautiful - made me think we must live for the moment - grab those chances and opportunities whilst we can.

'Threw dreams in the river as glibly as crusts to the birds' creates a touching picture which sums up that feeling of letting go of that which we actually desire..

love_writing

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thank you, lw...that's it, in a nutshell.

Tina

 

Submitted by Starfish Girl on

'the things we were going to do tomorrow', so poignant.

A sad poem of lost love and lost tomorrows, so well written.

Lindy

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Hello there, Lindy.  Your words, so very true, and I thank you for them.

Tina

 

Submitted by Deliberately Ev... on

So sad and wistful and very real. I feel these sentiments. 

The beat of your heart is the mellifluent rhythm to my soul.

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Much obliged to you, Ae.  Pleased you could empathise, and took the trouble to tell me.

Tina