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Sonnet 1

Seeing years past brings question about what might be, We wonder, how will this play over - How will this decision affect me? Wondering if you will travel to places yonder - Seeing and doing things that are beyond the simple mind's capabilities. Maybe you will accomplish inspiring things, Perhaps you will live a life void of all responsibility. When young, it is easy to imagine that no harm may come upon you, That your youthfulness will never fade, But when you are in the long-awaited destiny, You will wish for those times, for they seem to be ages away. You will remember the times when you looked forward to life so zestily, So when you're young, appreciate the good times while you can So when you are old and grey you can sit back and relive life from where it began.

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Date: 1/14/2021 4:53:00 PM
Your sonnet no.1 excels at leaving one looking forward to a future as though a leaking re-fridge-ator. I'm unsure whether slipping across the floor of such meter'd measure is a buoy or a bounty...
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Date: 10/28/2020 8:27:00 AM
I like your thoughts here, Ashley, the last two lines sum it up very well. I am old and grey and thoughts of my youth linger in my mind everyday. The thing about "destiny" is that you never get there. At 72 I still don't know what my destiny is but I have enjoyed the many experiences in life along the way. Welcome to Poetry Soup. John
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Ashley Bland
Date: 10/28/2020 8:34:00 AM
Thank you very much for your feedback, John! I hope that when I am aged that I think back fondly on my former days. I appreciated the "destiny" part of your comment. Maybe one day I will find a synonym to "future" that I like ;)

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