Before the After

a fragment of before
prehistory rhetorical relic
some long ago thought
where imagination blooms
as reality withers
not quite dead

our dreams
become fermentations 
something to sip
when it is time to believe 
to have passion
in a worthwhile cause
but what do we know 
beyond today’s wishes
and tomorrow’s intentions

the future is a horizon
we have yet to see
what we will remember
comes much later
after what is
ceases to be

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



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Date: 12/7/2018 7:37:00 PM
True; cool poem -JT
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Date: 12/8/2018 3:46:00 PM
Thank you.
Date: 8/8/2018 9:14:00 PM
Sometimes I come across a poet that just blows me away, and this is one of those times. You're really good.
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Rd Mcmanes
Date: 8/9/2018 6:07:00 AM
Thank you Becca, i’ m pretty comfortable with my poetic voice now. It took me 40 years to find it. RD
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