Did You See?

Were you there when the sun rose?
Did you miss the yellow glow?
The color of pure gold
Or so I was told
If you must know:

Did you miss the green grass,
And the flowers court, flirt and dance?
What about the sway of the trees
At the nudge and caress of the wind
And the grasshoppers and crickets sing for free?

On the street did you see
Your long lost friend’s big smile
As you hurriedly bid him goodbye
Wondering if it’s a soft loan he’s after this time

On the bus did you see,
The child, the coo and the gleam
And the big toothy smile
As you fidgeted and squirmed
To get your expensive suit out of the way
To avoid dirt and crease

In the office did you see,
The colleague struggling to catch your eye
In order to give you a clue
That would give you a breakthrough
In the project that's long overdue
As you rushed by to avoid for sure
What you thought would be idle chitchat

Ask yourself brother
How many such small things
And more you missed
Which would have given you some ease
In your otherwise drab and robotic existence!

Author's Note

Did you?

Reviews

[tk]

oh, such a nice poem.
reminds us to relax, breathe and see those simple little things in life.
this made me think of how busy i am these past few days. maybe i'll need some break :)
anyway, i like how you constructed this. very thought-provoking, flows really well, and very natural. thanks for sharing this!!

[Sugar Plum ♥]

Rally so nice poem about our every day existance, the small details sometimes have big power! everything is important if you could notice it! many signs are around us in the universe, just if we have the eyes to see them!

[Marie]

Yes, we do always seem to miss the small things that would mean so much if only we took the time.

[Angelic Surrender]

Nice. I like this. Pay attention to the little things

[khalid]

i love the images you have drown here. i love nature including sun rain wind thunder, alll. i love the words picking as well. i like the image in the bus, with colleagues, really great work.....
keep on that

[Mockingbird]

brings to mind someone who is too self-involved and self-centered. it's a shame that he's missing the things in life that he doesn't notice because he's too wrapped up in himself. there is good imagery here and a poignant lesson to be learned.

[Thea]

Wow...This was amazing...Very creative and well written...Thanks for sharing!
:)))

[$êlvån]

Hats off man!!
You rock..this is best one i have read by you.
Usually i'm lazy and don't write gr8 review.maybe i don't know the exact reviewing process..
But believe me this ws something close to perfect..
*clean view
*gr8 natural feel
*something older but with all news thinkings
*flow was best with rhymes without any compromise in feel.

Do write on this theme..i loved it..gr8 man:)
into my library:)