Time To Pull That Plow

I tell myself to look away as I seek to avoid the truth
But even when I close my eyes I find that it’s no use 

Seems there’s no escaping from the memories of my past
I see now it was foolish to think those days would last


So here I am I spend my days remembering how to forget 
The memory of our glory years and joy of time we spent 

How could it be those hours have so quickly slipped away
What kind of fool was I to think they were here to stay

But now I’m told I must move on and learn to pull a plow
Set aside my youthful ways and forget my dreams somehow
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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October 9, 2023 at 11:58 AM
Darrell you write sadness so beautifully….which grabs ones heart! I love your rhyming poems especially….Debx
Rose Avatar
October 10, 2023 at 10:28 AM
Wow, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts ! I tell almost everyone, I meet I’m one of the happiest guys I know. I truly live with a lot of joy and thanksgiving. I guess maybe that’s why the oddity of pain and sorrow strikes and moves me as hard as it does.
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September 28, 2023 at 12:41 PM
How time flies and we are left to re think and adjust to new things, and whats left is so well expressed. Memories can be haunting sometimes too: i love how you’ve written this. Brilliant
Rose Avatar
October 6, 2023 at 12:40 AM
Oh… thank you so very much for reading the piece and taking the time to leave such a kind comment. I’m thrilled you found something within the work that touched you… that’s all we can hope for as poets. Have a great day. Darrell.
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