Nathaniel and me

It's really just about life, happiness and friendship.

Nathaniel and me

Down the misty hollow
by the old willow tree
there you will find
Nathaniel and me

The air smells of flowers
just breathe it and see
like long summer days
and the joy they can be

Running and laughing
so young and carefree
we were never unhappy
my Nathaniel and me

Slipping and sliding
we’d roll down the hill
then lie still and listen
to the curlew’s faint trill

Then skip by the stream
so wild, fast and free
its spray in our faces
just Nathaniel and me

But the years wander by
like soft clouds in the sky
and memories are fleeting
though some never die

The stream now meanders
its slow way to the sea
and no one remembers
Nathaniel and me

So if you are passing
 that old willow tree,
go not a’ looking
for Nathaniel and me

No, do not go looking;
there is nothing to see
but the bluebells that cover
Nathaniel and me

Author's Note

Sorry about this - I deleted the previous version because it had not followed the format of the poem when I transferred it.
Hope this is better.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

I'm not a very nostalgic person, when it comes to romantic poems, but your writing really takes over my mood becuz it's so simple & truth-filled & full of longing. I say "romantic" even tho this doesn't necessary have to be a love attraction. It could be a childhood friend of any kind. But your way of romanticizing the connection is what brings on the longing. I love the details you use to paint the scene. I love how you say nobody will remember . . . that, to me, is the saddest thing about your message. That's why I love it when a writer memorializes someone from their past that most probably have forgotten (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie