Christopher Bowen Poet Sonnet

Then and Now

Then and Now

Then, I did not know that you were there
or miss the slight confusion of your hair
or think about your gracious smile
while pausing by brook a while

Or wandering under cloud-blown skies
did not recall the beauty of your eyes
when walking in the woods in June
through green-filled Summers in full bloom.

I did not think of how you walk
or of the music of your talk
(so like sunlight among flowers).
Now, strolling over fields for hours

I forget what once had been
your beauty in my heart has so grown
you now are all the Spring times I have seen
and all the Summers I have known.

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Franci Hoffman March 2, 2023 at 1:58 PM I love how the sonnet flows so easily and your use of imagery is stunning. Nostalgic emotions are expressed beautifully.

Anaya Sumeet March 1, 2023 at 2:27 AM This is sooo good! It sounds so nostalgic and colorful with all that imagery.