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Spirit of Youth

Our heads were filled with tales and covered with dust.
When did you change?
We used to play with marbles
and fly to a far off land.

Late at night,
a brim of fear
a feather of hope.
Away we fled from danger.

But you have grown old
and forgotten our promise
to remember my name
and bottle our youth.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Bangalee Avatar
December 10, 2020 at 2:03 AM
beautiful; excellent poem shared
Knight Avatar
August 8, 2020 at 3:37 AM
I love this! So much imagery! Like I can see it in my head, as I read it... I'm taken away to the window, & little John, having grown old waiting for peter pan to return. Now old, & has forgotten the friend of his youth... Love it!
Gallagher Avatar
October 26, 2020 at 2:24 PM
It warms my heart to see the connection drawn so pleasantly. Thank you, Robert.
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