& the pages follow one another up to now. If you could change a page, a line, a word it'd be a different now. Such occurs to me when I sit back and take a breath. Family, friends, etc., would be different , or wouldn't be. I'm glad I can't but if I could, I wouldn't change a thing.
Dang, I must admit I do get a bit maudlin pompous on occasion. Oh well... (grin)
Waxing poetic should be left to young ladies and Gerard Manley Hopkins
Haha! Like the limerick, and I often think about that same thing when I get the urge to fantasize about going back and changing things. In fact, it was actually something I needed to hear today… thanks, Jim!
“ This poem is my prayer that my life is a book on a shelf. One that can be returned to at will. Isn’t that everyone’s best chance of immortality?” I love this Melissa! This is why I began writing my biography here on Substack. Recording my life with words is my legacy. Beautiful!
Nice, Melissa.
& the pages follow one another up to now. If you could change a page, a line, a word it'd be a different now. Such occurs to me when I sit back and take a breath. Family, friends, etc., would be different , or wouldn't be. I'm glad I can't but if I could, I wouldn't change a thing.
Dang, I must admit I do get a bit maudlin pompous on occasion. Oh well... (grin)
Waxing poetic should be left to young ladies and Gerard Manley Hopkins
Old men should stick to limericks;
Melissa subwayed out to Brooklyn
For a quick walkabout and a look in.
When asked why she went there
she said ‘cause for that fare
It was as far as you’ll get on Long Island
Haha! Like the limerick, and I often think about that same thing when I get the urge to fantasize about going back and changing things. In fact, it was actually something I needed to hear today… thanks, Jim!
“ This poem is my prayer that my life is a book on a shelf. One that can be returned to at will. Isn’t that everyone’s best chance of immortality?” I love this Melissa! This is why I began writing my biography here on Substack. Recording my life with words is my legacy. Beautiful!
Thanks so much, Charlotte!!
Beautiful Melissa!
Thank you!! :)