Best Unforgotten Poems
Take me there to yesterday's Summer night.
Walking on the beach,
sand between our toes,
hair blowing in the breeze.
When ripples in the sea,
slowly cleansed the sand,
tickling our toes,
washing away our footsteps.
On the edge where ocean meets land,
shoulder to shoulder we sat,
listening to calm splashing waves,
our tanned skin soaking wet.
As stars twinkled in the horizons,
reflecting against the rushing tide.
It seemed as they had arrived
to be placed inside your eyes.
Gazing at the sun sink into the sea,
fireflies flickered as embers kept us warm.
Affectionately we embraced nature's silence,
with only the sound of our hearts beating.
Too frail are these feet to stroll along those shores.
but you remain harboured within my heart.
Together we've seen many waves kiss dry sands,
but unlike unfaithful tides, you still hydrate my soul.
We yearn to end it that way,
to be taken back to yesterday's summer night,
but are content building sandcastles,
along current coastlines.
15 August 2018
Silent One collaboration with Charmaine Chircop
Take me back to yesterday's summer night
Walking on the beach,
Sand between our toes
Hair blowing in the breeze.
When ripples in the sea
slowly cleansed the sand,
Tickling our toes,
Washing away our footsteps.
On the edge where ocean meets land,
Shoulder to shoulder we sat,
Listening to calm splashing waves,
Our tanned skin soaking wet.
As skies twinkled in the horizon,
reflecting against the rushing tide.
It seemed as they have arrived
to be placed inside your eyes.
Gazing at the sun sink into the sea,
Fireflies flickered as embers kept us warm.
Affectionately we embraced nature's silence
with only the sound of our heartbeats.
Too frail are these feet now to stroll along those shores,
but you remain harboured within my heart.
Together we've seen many waves kiss dry sands,
But unlike unfaithful tides,you still hydrate my soul.
We yearn to end it that way,
to be taken back to yesterday's summer night,
but are content building sandcastles,
along current coastlines.
A Collaboration with Silent One.
Thankyou S.O. for this opportunity.It was great collaborating
with you.
There were thirteen of us,
but now there's only twelve
Our brother Jay
will never be forgotten by us
His time on this earth is over,
I pray that he used it well
Our brother Jay was an exceptional lawyer,
be he died like a very foolish man
He fell asleep one late evening
with a lit cigarette in his hand
Him not being with us now,
is like one hand missing a glove
It's like a part of your heart is gone,
a piece of you that's missing some love
He was such a kind, jovial man,
helped anybody as often as he can
It didn't matter what your lot in life was,
Jay would help you just because
you were a fellow human being,
someone in dire need
That was all he needed to know,
that was all the proof you had to show
Our brother Jay was an extraordinary lawyer,
he lived like a loyal, courageous man
He would always remain by your side,
when everyone else turned tail and ran
Truly we miss him dearly,
as time keeps moving right along
We will never ever forget him;
his loving memory remain in our hearts,
even though he is now gone
Dedicated to the loving memory of my beloved brother John
I will never be ready even though you signal your leaving
I foolishly keep the bright days since so much yet needs sharing
of long partings after our intense then rare meetings
of wild childhood stories and unfathomable blur future waiting
nowhere we could ever imagine even truly existing.
The beauty of the freely crystalized future has then come true
with your unchanging care and simple soul in skillful gesture of true blue.
You know I love you so much even in my silence
I know you’re now gone, but forever unforgotten,
Wishing you were here, silently cheer our encounters often
even if I know much of your pain and sometimes helplessness stands
in the face of bitter destiny, we all struggle to walk away, to just be gone.
But we can’t lie that time to bodily part will come anon, perhaps this afternoon breeze
just in time to forget our worries, but to thankfully remember our sweet memories
of how much I love you…
And I will always do
in the deep ocean of true blue.
(28 October 2022)
Memories of members of families, friends, our loved ones
Remain in our memories
We remember their presence, as time drips forever
We reminisce with tears, joy, pain, laughter at our fights and struggles
We visit the places that rekindle their sights and perceive the scents that linger their smell
Their memories continually flood our reality
They unfurl in our dreams as we are trapped within space
We know they are never forgotten and we hope they feel the same for us too.
I was the lucky one
The apple of his eye
He chose me to walk with him
The memories will never die
Two brothers older, two sisters younger
And I the middle one
Although he is with me no more
I'm still my father's son
Woodstock,Athlone,Mitchell's Plain...
We toured mostly by foot and sometimes by train
Where ever we went he was known by his name
Wish I could re-live those days again
District six was always close to his heart
This was the place the walk would always start
As we walked he would stop and point and say
"That's where 'so and so' used to stay"
But dad why is it only an empty field today?
"My son,its because 'so and so' was forced to move away"
So I guess that's why we went around so many places
To see his friends and family...scattered familiar faces.
I've captured you from death's snare,
While others were unaware
No more worrying,
You are unforgotten
You are alive
Others deny it
Well, I know...
You are unforgotten
In my memory
You are unforgotten
At times in life as we struggle along,
We wonder why? The hard times we're seeing.
And in our heart's we're singing no song,
Perhaps questioning our reason for being?
But then God puts us in someone's way,
Someone strange to us at the time.
But presence alone can't brighten our day,
Nor does it cause head bells to chime.
Perhaps we sought a chance for our needs,
And a friendship was born out of this.
Sometimes one is knowingly planting seeds,
Seeds of trust, God's love and true bliss.
Then a diverse path by one may be chosen,
And days become prolated into years.
But memories cause time to seem frozen,
And we're burdened and awash with tears.
But God knows about our slippery slope,
Also, has appointed time and season for all.
And at such time when we grasp little hope,
Our prayers are answered in a letter or call.
We will always love and appreciate you S.
I remember when we first met, my daughter ran off to your special yard, she must have known you had two wonderful kids and known she would be safe.
We met under uncertain circumstances, your approaching me, Oh how I wish I could flee, please be kind, she has autism, she didn't mean you no harm.
We continue to meet, as she likes to run off, we honestly are trying to keep her safe, I could explain the dangers of autism, but I doubt you would understand, usually all that I get is a stern cold stare. Yet, you tirelessly keep helping me find her, with running around the neighborhood.
We meet again in your yard, this time to play and chat, ever so kind, you are the perfect host. I look at my daughter playing nicely with your loved ones, and I feel myself close to tears, you look at my tear covered face, you reach your hand over and give me a squeeze, I feel instantly comforted, what a priceless gift.
We no longer meet, I must have said something wrong, that's nothing new, I was trying to help you, but it as usually fails. Please forgive me Vanessa, you really meant a lot to me. You will always be an "unforgotten Friend."
Across the country, I’ve lost my sense;
I sit and count the days.
The days I have not perceived your say.
I’m gone in a haze recollecting your mysterious gaze,
am I crazy to say I keep falling in this passageway;
your love is enchanting my insanity.
I add up the days, when will our love go away?
Once my life was filled with love and happiness
Now I feel lost and alone
Once I never had to worry about being alone anymore
Now I feel I could never find anyone like you
All I ever wanted had been taken away from me
And now I’m left here with only these memories
Memories of the one I once loved
I often wonder, where could I have gone wrong?
Why does it have to be this way?
For years now I’ve try to find love in another
But I could never love anyone as much as I loved you
And now you share a life with someone else
While I’m still stuck in this lonely life
Never to feel your love again
NIGHT OF THE UNFORGOTTEN
Tinkered with the moonlight as it danced upon her face
Imagined touching hidden places draped in endless lace
Swept aside the trace of curl that sheltered tender ears
Memorized this moment for the coming lonely years.
Victoria Anderson-Throop
Unforgotten Beaches
The ball bounced across the smooth
polished tile
past the sleeping cat that adorns the
door
Out across luxurious green lawns
Past the sole yellow balloon
that lingers near the sad painted clown
propped against abandoned arcades
Rolling feverishly down the decaying
boardwalk
Where the children’s laughter now falls silent
and the memories made are carried out to sea
And the ball slows many moments too soon
and lays to rest in the unstirred sand
Where thousands once walked with pockets
of change
And women’s bodies bronzed evenly under
the hot summer sun
The imprints they made washed away
in the rain
Sunrises against cobalt gray skies
Delivering blush tones where once was night
Striation of gold mixed in the horizon
Colors surely unforgotten
God thank you for allowing me
To see this unique sunrise sent from thee
I have never seen those colors rise before
Will I ever see them again?
God thank you for life's blessings
You send such beauty to me each day
Help me to look for it in all of nature
And in my fellow human beings
I felt her movements, I felt her life
In my life then, I had much strife
I loved my little child so deep inside
She would be my joy, my true pride
Then one day I felt her great pain
I knew my life would never be the same
I did not hold her or see her sweet face
My life sas so sad so out of place
Then her breathe ceased to be
I wanted to run I wanted to flee
I wanted her to live and grow
I wanted her God in heaven to know
I wanted her to be like me
Loving flowers, trees and the blue sea
Now in God I seek solace from my sorrow
For I know he promises a better tomorrow
A world without fears
A world without tears
God has helped me to endure
Of this you can be firm and sure
My unforgotten child she will remain
I know that God will my strength sustain