Where Did You Go

Oh sweet poem
in my dreams
how all the world did love you

They knew your wisdom
saw your beauty
felt your inspiration

They sang songs from your rhythms
when they spoke of greatness
your name was on their tongues

They smiled…for you brought
them such happiness and joy
and the world was at peace

But I awoke to find you had abandoned me
left me alone to stare into the abyss
of another hollow page
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Bauer Avatar
August 4, 2023 at 12:55 PM
I can so relate to this, Jerry! I can’t count the number of times I had the perfect poem in the middle of the night and was too tired to get out of bed to write it down. Of course it was gone in the morning…
Brotherton Avatar
August 5, 2023 at 6:10 AM
I know what you mean. It's really sad when you're at the restaurant and you write on the napkin. you get up to go to the bathroom and the waitress has thrown it away. Thanks for reading Ilene. Have a blessed day my friend.
M  Avatar
August 3, 2023 at 8:11 PM
Lovely and so relatable Jerry….we need to write down our poetry thoughts asap or they are gonel Ha…..Debx
Brotherton Avatar
August 4, 2023 at 8:07 AM
Thanks, Deb. I could not count how many thoughts come and go because something got in the way.
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