Notes About The Poem

This was written in response to Craig's contest theme.  Not submitted to contest as it is not true Free Verse.  

Shifting Sands of Youth

Shifting Sands of Youth

youth was squandered on me
young
as I forgot the song
I’d sung
was worn away by
roiling surf
edges of my unshaped
soul
succumbed to living’s
churning toll
time and tide
relentlessly
had their changing way
with me
as youth was hardened
beneath smooth shell
its shifting sand
story’s to tell
youth can’t be squandered
on the young
who’ve found another song -
and sung


John G. Lawless
©12/10/2018
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Blown Avatar
December 10, 2018 at 5:07 PM
clearly spoken...'adaptation' means life is 'evolution'
Lawless Avatar
December 11, 2018 at 8:42 AM
I've kinda been a "kid" hiding in plain sight for years....thanks for stopping to read and comment.
Roper Avatar
December 10, 2018 at 5:03 PM
John, you don't write like you squandered your youth. :) good luck in the contest.
Lawless Avatar
December 11, 2018 at 8:41 AM
Yeah, Eve, I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up. I am however, very popular with kids and dogs.....hehehe oh...and poets.....thanks for stopping by
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