Jeff Kyser Poet Tetractys

Days of Darkness

"recently scenes of early life have stolen into my mind, like breezes blown ..."
                                                                             - Samuel Taylor Coleridge


Too
fresh to
imprint, thoughts
slipped unassailed,
did not leave signs which readily were trailed.

Old pathways scarred by use again prevailed,
gave false hope that
memories
never
failed.

Thus,
childlike
we became
as we grew old;
delightful scenes of youth drew ever bold.

As springtime stirs the flowers and the grass,
so winter spurs
a mind to
wither
fast.

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[ Tetractys ]

So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. (Ecclesiastes 11:8)

for the Writing Challenge - Past Memories - “T” Forms Poetry Contest
sponsored by Constance La France
written on 10/11/22

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Constance La France November 12, 2022 at 1:27 AM Jeff, wonderful and congratulations on your placement in my contest, Writing Challenge - Past Memories- "T" Forms, and of course I like the quote, well done !

Sam Kauffman November 1, 2022 at 11:52 AM Congratulations on your win Jeff. What a wonderful image - remembered events as as "pathways scarred by use! A path all of us know well! Love the "T" form you chose. Very creative but I am not surprised!!! Sending you blessings as you once again travel this scarred pathway!" Jeff Kyser November 1, 2022 at 12:26 PM Thanks for the read and the kind comments, Sam! Have a blessed day