Letters & Changing

 

Letters and changing,

Drinks and music,

Clouds and sunshine snow landscapes.

Bottles of wine, the smell of coffee, blue woodsmoke.

Wet and I am laughing.

Small rooms and fantastic shadows.

 

 

 

Letters and changing, drinks and music

Clouds and speckled sunlight

Snow landscapes

Bottles of wine, the smell of leather

Blue woodsmoke

Wet and I am laughing

Within darkness, books, to small rooms and fantastic shadows.

Reviews

[Cdnsurfer]

Ah, how to remember back to those magical, mystical times of yore. They say youth is wasted on the young, and there is a certain truth to that. But memories are precious, locked in sepia, branded to our souls, such things become to the alchemist in us all -- pure gold. When I think back at all the utter foolishness, I no longer frown and shake my head, but smile and laugh at the hubris. Loved it, Ken. Cheers! Rob

[Sami Khalil]

Title and poem are wonderful. I like the bouncing of memories, the repetition of events and the changing of perspectives. You take it all in a sense of humor. Wow!

[Ken Simm.]

Thank you so much Sami. I appreciate.

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome sir Ken.

[emmajoygreen]

How cleverly and instinctively you create changes of mood with an altered this or that. Youth to mid-ground and dance the pendulum. Seems your skill also takes on a kaleidoscopic view: thinks, alters, sighs, amends... sighs again. Am doing the same. Many thanks for sharing. Keep safe in the snow!?

[Ken Simm.]

So many thanks Emma. I am really glad you have rediscovered this little ditty. Thank you so much dear friend. And there is no snow here yet. Just wonderful sunny days.

[emmajoygreen]

Oh now you're showing off re' the snow! Ours still looks pretty but.. who knows what the day will bring. Just reviewed another of yours. Meantime you were reviewing the above, many thankyous MacKen.

[Ken Simm.]

Are you saying I' m a burger or did I just mispell that?

[emmajoygreen]

Laughing.. and not for the first time. Don't forget the relish btw

[DIVYA]

Dear Ken,
I came looking for more poetry of yours to read and began delving into the archives. This was such a delightful read! Above all, it has such a ring of youth, such life to it. Adding to the magic are all the delectable scents and aromas that I love, the fantastic shadows, the sunlight and the snow, the darkness and the books. There is such laughter there! The way you wrote it, I can feel it so well, so good. I'd really want to live forever in this beautiful world!

[Ken Simm.]

Oh, you are simply too kind my dear friend. I am really glad you like this old onr. I don't know why this has become so popular recently.

[DIVYA]

You're most welcome Ken. It is a very uplifting poem. A pleasure to read.

[Ken e Bujold]

Hello Ken. I like to go back in time to a writer's first postings when I first come upon them. Gives me a sense of who they are/were and what I can expect while looking forward to seeing how they changed through time. This poem is quite intriguing. I really like how you have woven repetition through the stanza. A sort of call and response, slash slightly shifting view point as time shifts itself. I also enjoyed the imagery and suggestive paths your words open up. Letters and changing, is a terrific line, so wide open to different interpretations. Letters, thoughts put to paper, concrete in many ways never changing, but of course you tell your reader right away that these concrete letters are subject to the fluidity of changes. Drinks and music, in many ways the same idea, one's preference for alcohol seldom changes as we age, but music quite often is much more fluid, a constantly evolving process that is being continually added on to, changes. All in all a great introduction to your work, and a very inviting invite to dive deeper into your writings, which rest assured I will be doing.

Ken e

[Ken Simm.]

I thought I'd already thanked you for this Ken but apparently. That is very remiss of me. So a very appreciative thank you.

[barleygirl]

I find it very intriguing, the two words you choose to use in title & repeating as first line of both stanzas. After thinking about it awhile, I get the feeling of looking thru a box of bundled up letters, reading them, catching these memories & glimpses of a different person I used to be, then walking away feeling how much I didn't know myself then, more than me changing, I've changed the way I look at myself, as contrasted in letters from another realm. What will current generations do now? Texting is so prevalent as to be cheapened & not revered as keepsakes!?!?! *smile* Love the details of your nostalgia here (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Ken Simm.]

Sorry for the delay Margie. This place is playing silly buggers over here. Thank you so much for the lovely review of this old one. I do love letters as you can probably see.

[Neville]

Sounds, smells and feels so familiar.. a lot like my old room in the halls after a night on the codeine linctus.... I was not expecting this whilst trawling, but am far from disappointed Ken... Cheers, Neville

[Ken Simm.]

Seems like you are going way back in more ways than one Neville. Thank you for trawling and liking.

[Neville]

no problem,no worries, my pleasure...

[andrew mitchell]

Very clever Ken,not only did the past change with memories but the letters and changes were happening with the present on reading. A nice shift shaper! :-)

[Ken Simm.]

I really appreciate this digging through my scribbles Andrew. you are too kind.

[Tony Jordan]

I like how you changed the actual poem structure omitting full-stops. It does speak to the reader that change has occured as we read. Change is never-ending.
I see this and I see the date and I see how much you have changed too Ken.

[Ken Simm.]

I'm glad you found this Tony. From the halcyon days of youth. Or perhaps not that far back. you make interesting points and I thank you.

[Tony Jordan]

Glad I found it too my friend.
Your extensive catalogue will be a regular haunt now.
You're very welcome.

[Ken Simm.]

I can't thank you enough for digging through my scribbles.

[Tony Jordan]

I love the smell of vellichor - even electronic vellichor Ken

[Ken Simm.]

You are weird as we used to say. But then it takes one and all that.

[Tony Jordan]

I knew i'd seen you some place before - "NUUUUURSE! - he's Ba-a-aa-a-ck!!"

[Ken Simm.]

Cue maniacal laughter and thunderflashes.
Signed J. Peasmold Nosepoltice.

[Tony Jordan]

Haha Deep joy pronounces about the follicles. !!

[Jimmy Yetts]

Not kidding when I say, can't put it any better than Frank James Davis did, two years ago: "Words that so starkly bring-to-life your memories, they practically become those of the reader.
A lively, lovely and lingering list, Ken."