Life

 

Missing away,

The cafeteria, the rain, the campus 

The droplets showering your candid face 

Those funny folks of childhood …

Songs & six strings dreams!

 

Missing away,

The juvenile you & me,

The infantile trust named love,

Those rainbow days of upbringing,

The play fields amid balls, tops,

                     Butterflies, hide & seek games, 

              

Missing away,

That sprawling rooftop,

Which resembled, the top of the sky

At that tender age,

Missing away …

Those colorful kites

We use to float in the autumn sky like a dream,

 

Missing away,

That red matchbox racing car,

The first kisses

We use to exchange with fervent appeal

Missing away, my collection of stamps & coins,

With their distinctive smells & mystic imageries

In my juvenile mind,

Missing away,

The dust-smell-joy

Of  21st February’s book fair…

 

Missing away,

That Elizabeth Arden whiff

With your killing smile …

Missing away

My evening tea

in your fav.  Bone-china porcelain …

 

Missing away,

That transparent blue vase of mutual dreams,

Our clustered time of happiness & sorrow....

 

 

 

Missing away,

             The journey ….

                                Titled - “Life”.

Reviews

[Titus McGuire]

Being a person who likes to reminisce a lot (and sometimes feels like I live more in my past than in the present), poems like this really appeal to me. I love the nostaligia of it, the flow of it as you remember things from a time passsed. It captures that innocence we all had at one point, when the world seemed younger and life seemed much simpler. Very well written.

[emmajoy]

This is like turning back pages in the book of your life, re-reading what made you happy, so happy that you've never forgotten the cause of the laughter and trembles of delight! The phrasing - metre, the words you've used just make it near perfect.

Thank you, thank you for sharing.

[Michael X]

Captivating form and function of flow, the depth alone is intriguing,
and its a sure winner, I can see the relationship between the theme and
the meaning, as well as the nostalgic, sentimental value brought forth.
made me remember old times, heart touching work, excellent job.

[beancountersar]

This one is universal...we all miss those things of youth, thinking it was all grand. The reality of course is that all was not as great as we remember it, but today beckons us to yesterday.
Very well written!

[Seriana]

This is beautifully remembered. The innocence of childhood, so delicately portrayed in your colorful words. Nicely done walk down memory lane. I loved it. :)

[Kena Dawn Augustine]

Wow. I love nostalgic romantic poems, and I love writing them. They are so inspiring, and I feel love is the most inspiriational feeling in our hearts. Nice job on this, once again Ocean Orchid.

Kena