Down Memory Lane

By luigi_pagano

Wed, 16 Jan 2019
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8 comments
 

 

I often go down
memory lane.
I find it comforting,
it keeps me sane.

I don’t look my age,
I’m frequently told,
and to be honest
I don’t feel old.

Yet I belong
to a bygone era:
there was no Euro
but the Italian lira,

the franc, the mark,
the English pound
and the world economy
wasn’t too sound.

To my native land
I said goodbye
as it was quite hard
for me to get by.

The names of friends
that I left behind
have not been forgotten,
they are fixed in my mind.

For many of those
I knew very well
much too early
tolled the death knell.
 

© Luigi Pagano

Certificate U
Poem
Mutevoli pensieri
Autobiography

Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

A smooth and thoughtully constructed overview of your personal view back. Really gives the feel of that look along the lane of lifetime, which becomes more interesting to do as the view gets longer, seeing the relative position of events and acquaintanceships. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

You are so right, Rhiannon. The older we get the more we think of the past and take a backward look at our existence, achievements and friendships. 

Luigi x

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Luigi,

we never know where life will take us when we're young, and I can imagine how hard it must have been for you to leave your native country, leaving behind friends. 

A wistful read I can relate to.

Jenny. xx

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hi Jenny,

It is true that it can be quite daunting uprooting and moving to another country but I am quite flexible and always felt that I could easilty settle anywhere. This has proved to be the case and I have been comfortable residing in England where I have lived and worked since 1961.
As far as friendhips It is inevitable to lose touch during one's lifetime. Some friends leave but we remember them and we acquire new ones. 

Luigi xx

 

 

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Submitted by hilary west on

Hi Luigi,

Another poem which works really well with such a good rhythm and rhyming pattern. It must be difficult moving abroad but obviously you have made a success of it !!!

Hilary  smiley

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hello Hilary.
Once a decision for such a move is made everything else becomes easier. In my case it has worked well and can't complain. I have now lived longer in this country than in my own.

Thanks for reading and commenting.
Best, Luigi