Gershon Wolf Poet Free verse

Only Yesterday

Mounds of papers, ragged, uneven as if elbows flaring at angles severe
   Pens akimbo, dog-eared reminders, fading memorabilia
You-Name-It was all piled there only yesterday, only yesterday
   
Somehow dumpier now that it's been stripped bare of
   What gave it character, its empty drawers ajar

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P.S. Awtry March 21, 2019 at 10:18 AM This is a special piece. It speaks of sadness, of loss or of change... It is like a picture... the title and the last line... this is poetry. A FAVE for me. Gershon Wolf March 22, 2019 at 11:00 AM Thanks a million for the FAVE, my friend. Much appreciated! Best wishes, gw

Kim Rodrigues March 16, 2019 at 10:25 PM Such interesting writes, dear Gershon! The past is where your writing’s at! Gershon Wolf March 16, 2019 at 10:58 PM Ooooh. Such a perceptive (and piercing) comment, Kim. You're right. I am, indeed, rooted in the past, for better or for worse. (Doesn't mean that I'm not still going forward though, by the way...) ~ Forward! --Into the Past... ~ Gershon

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 15, 2019 at 10:17 PM That's what I like. The poet giving the mundane not only life, but immortality. Excellent piece my friend. xomo Gershon Wolf March 16, 2019 at 10:57 PM Ah, you have penetrated my thoughts to their innermost recesses, M.M. I was trying to accomplish just what you've described, i.e., to elevate the mundane. Thank you so much for letting me know that a measure of success has been achieved. :) gw

Carolyn Devonshire March 15, 2019 at 4:35 PM When it's our own mess, we don't mind it so much, Gershon. Somehow we still know how to find things. Also enjoyed the twist of humor in verse two! Best wishes, Carolyn Gershon Wolf March 16, 2019 at 10:54 PM Carolyn, thank you so much for the encouraging words you have written in your comments on this little poem. You have helped make my evening lighter and brighter! Appreciated! Best wishes, Gershon