Over Alas

Forgive and forget. While the former seems required for the latter; I often wonder why the need for people to routinely put these two together. Is it wise to always forget? What of the lesson learned? Should one not put stock in the memory of that?

 

What’s done is done;

Once now is past.

To wit I say;

‘Tis over,

Alas.

 

To heartbreak we ask each other;

Please forgive.

Whilst in harmony; humanity;

Strive to live.

 

But I charge mankind this to

Our regrets;

A blessing to remember;

A mistake to forget.

 

Time tends to slingshot;

Round the sun.

And what once was over;

Is not yet done.

Reviews

[Robert Luna]

This piece reminded me of one of my pieces so I love it as it lays upon my heart as thoughts of my own. The conveying of a simple and perfect thought and feeling. Very inspirational to have been able to read it. You are never a disappointment.

Great Job!!!!!!


Questioning




I wonder if the reality that I know
Could be only a memory of a faded past
Or of a future that I wished that I had
Could this life of mine be nothing at all
Thoughts consumed by an imagined world

Or is this world that we know
Merely a grain of sand
On some cosmic giants hand
Just waiting to be blown away
Noticing how tiny we are
In a universe that is so large

Could I be someone else's idea
A life where
I am their fantasy
Their thoughts my reality
That is pretty sad
A life in which I am
Their dream of perfection



I just wonder

[Ed Hart]

because we can't 'do' either one...

[R J Askew]

I was drawn to this by the pic of the brass faced clock you put with it...I like the slant of the image and I imagined strongly a clock ticking as I read. In fact there is a similar 18th c clock actually ticking about 3 yards away from me.

I like the last verse best...especially the first two lines which put an image of time in my mind. Also like the awareness and foreboding in the last two lines. The poem seems to focus on 'what's done' by standing right back conceptually.

The image of time seems dynamic and the poem captures a similar emotional motion.

[Rita]

'And what once was over;

Is not yet done.'

lovely!

Also...coupling forgetting and forgiving might be because of the saying " Forgive and Forget" :)

To forgive, you have to let or figuratively forget whatever it is you're forgiving.

:D Lovely poem,

R

[D Poet K]

its pretty good, i like how poetic you made it come off as...when you read poems you actually rarely ever see "poetic" words or a flow