Tunes So Familiar

Just a bit of reflection

It’s true you know

time hungrily ate my youth 

devoured the buffet of opportunity 

in a few gluttonous gulps

savoring each scrumptious morsel

           and now

in a frenzy of recollection

I pay time’s padded bill

by allowing iterations of semi victories

and tenuous triumphs

to join hands 

with doubtful defeats

they hum tunes so familiar

lulling me into sweet reverie

oh, the fantasia of it all!

what’s a girl to do? 

Nothing but raise a glass

to the pluperfect past tense 

and to what promises to be a sweet future

                     L’chaim! 

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

"what’s a girl to do?
Nothing but raise a glass
to the pluperfect past tense
and to what promises to be a sweet future"
I agree with the logic of the poem. Our youth stole by time leave us with a drink and new promises to live by. Thank you kind friend for the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Lydia Shutter]

I am humbled by your wonderful reviews. Thank you once again. Lydi**

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome. Was a honor to read your words.

[willweb]

This was really different and it made me think. Time does eat away at us, but do we eat away at it? I really enjoyed this poem today. It felt sad and then uplifting. It was very good.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you so much for your review. Lydi**

[redzone]

Damn that "gluttonous time"... only good thing about it is, as it ate, it allowed you to enjoy those sweet tunes and turn them into metaphors and images sparkling with poetry.. so here's a line you may remember from a yesterday movie, (curt raising his glass to Ms Lydi);Rick turns and says, " Here's looking at you, kid"... or as you put it, L'chaim!!

And Lydi, no matter what anyone says, no what your body says... YOU STILL GOT IT, JOISEY GIRL!!!

~~redzone (and yes it's a nice poem)

[Lydia Shutter]

And will we always have Paris too, Curt? Huh? Will we? :) I just love your reviews. Thank you so much. L ydi**

[Pryde Foltz]

time hungrily ate my youth
devoured the buffet of opportunity
in a few gluttonous gulps
savoring each scrumptious morsel
and now

A really great piece, Lydia.

[wordman]

and yes I will raise my glass to this write
holding back the years of my life in poetry as well

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much, Ron. Take care. Lydi**

[Rita L. Sev]

"Oh, the fantasia of it all!" Made me smile, this piece that celebrates the past and embraces whatever comes next. My glass is raised to you, Lydi! *clink* :)

[Lydia Shutter]

Here's to you too, Rita! Thanks for the review. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"the pluperfect past tense"
absolutely love that...speaking of metaphors...you come up with some damn good ones.
we reflect on life, the victories, the defeats...and know we have had quite the experience, and realize there is more to come.

so i raise my glass to you and this poem.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much, Jacob. I do love metaphors, but I will never be able to shake them out of my sleeve as you do! Have a great Monday. Lydi**