Friday, 22 August 2025

Idle Thoughts

You know you can’t turn back the clock;

Old photos prove that you are not

That smooth-faced chick that used to rock

To Beatles strains;

But hey, we know more than we did

Of prejudices we hope we’re rid

And Illusions held fast as a kid;

Youth had no pains…

 

We’ve progressed in so many ways

Surviving adolescent phase

With a brand-new trail to blaze

Shown style and verve!

Not all dreams have made the cut

Perhaps we’ve been down on our luck

But also such good bargains struck:

It just takes nerve!

 

With time at last to meditate

On this world in parlous state,

We wonder what will be our fate;

All seems unknown;

So, treasure each and every day

Fill it up as best we may

Before wild winds blow us away

And take us home …


(c) Poet in the woods 2025



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