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Stroller, Fall, Fog, Man, Human, Mood

Yesterday when I was young so many happy songs were waiting to be sung...
     ~Charles Aznavour

Tonight as I listen to the radio
a song reminds me of being once young.
Outside I hear the wind angrily blow 
away the last residue of autumn
like the final note of a mournful song 
lingering until at last it is done,
and I am alone with no songs of joy
to be remembered from a long lifetime
spent searching and finding only decoys
that have sent me to this edge of winter.


For: ''Y'' Contest, New Poems - Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Constance La France
November 30, 2021

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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Date: 12/11/2021 7:43:00 AM
Chetta, congratulations on the Honorable Mention in my "Y" Contest. Songs take me back to certain times and people too ~ love and serenity _Constance
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Date: 12/1/2021 12:20:00 PM
Hello Chetta a lovely poem filled with sadness. Sometimes when I listen to a song it does bring back a memory. some good some not. Hugs.
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Date: 11/30/2021 4:35:00 PM
This poem reflects sadness and an interesting way of expressing a lifetime spent unsatisfied..." decoy " describes a lot...well done...good luck in the contest
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Chetta Achara
Date: 11/30/2021 7:47:00 PM
Thank you. It was fun to write
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