Ioan Rusu Poet Free verse

There Was a Time When

For my friend,
James Forte

There was a time when
through the tall grass to the waist,
my childhood 
ran with me
in the deep of the woods,
under  the tall trees
near the springs.
And I laughed under the blue sky.

There was a time when
I learned from books
in the quiet of libraries,
and I wished 
to change the world.

There was a time when
with my backpack in the back
I traveled 
through the wide world.

There was a time when
I loved
and I lived.

Now,
there came a time when
with white hair
I will untie myself 
from the world
and in the village of Ulmi,
in my garden with birds and roses
I will enjoy
every sunrise.

A time will come when
under the blue sky,
Also my soul
it will untie
by my passing body. 
And I will smile…

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