Sidney Beck Poet Rhyme

Forgetting Words

FORGETTING   WORDS


Getting older brings forgetting,
One by one,
My long-known  friendly  words,
Amassed and loved since childhood.
	
Against my will, words fly out of my mind’s window.
Trying to recapture them leads only to
Headache and frustration  -
They will not be forced back.

But once given up on, 
Like  escaped birds or love lost,
They will come again.
Delightfully welcome,

Having frolicked for an hour or a week
With the naughty clouds,  and scudded 
Across the pale-washed  sky.
The steady gaze of mother moon 
Dipping west in a peaceful swoon,
Returns my errant pals.



24  February  2020

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Andrea Dietrich March 16, 2020 at 6:29 PM Love this. I was looking at my list of poets I follow and was realizing I never hear from you. So I thought I would see your most recent work, and I was not disappointed! Sidney Beck March 18, 2020 at 6:05 AM You always say nice stuff - thanks very much my friend ! I have recently switched to short stories rather than poetry....you can access my stories on the Soup if you wish. Hope you like them ....let me know your views please. Kind regards....Syd