Remember Me

 

 

When you see the trees

remember me

as they shade you there

with their broad green leaves.

 

When you feel the rain

let it cool your skin

and think of me

as I was back then.

 

When you see the stars

in the bright night sky

make a wish

as you close your eyes.

 

A wish to keep

what we had found,

a love that was real

and so profound.

Author's Note

Remembering Noel G. Coward gone four months to this day. I wrote the poem awhile ago and made a few changes to fit the times.

Reviews

[Robert]

How very nice this was, I really enjoyed it. I see some similarities in the way you write, somewhat close to the way I write. Your poems seem personal, those kind of poems I like reading the best. Well done Dara for your remembrance for this person.

[Dara]

Thank you so much Robert. I always feel more connected to those that come from the heart. I am so honored by your generous review!

[A. Amos]

Love never dies its stay within us...this was marvelously written my friend. Hope all is great with you and stay safe.

[Dara]

Hello there! So good to hear from you, Thank you for your kind review. All is well here hope you are doing super!

[Roxie M]

Touching and lovely, this gentle poem, that brushes one's cheek and heart. It made me tear. Thank you for sharing it.

[Dara]

Thank you for your kind words. He was and still is, it seems, not just my special friend but my muse. So very nice of you to stop by!

[Samuel Dickens]

I know you miss him, and am very sad that things went the way they did. Life is often not fair, it seems.

[Dara]

Thank you so much Sam for your kind words. We never really know for sure what cards we might be dealt with from day to day. Still, I am happy that I was able to make such a deep connection.

[Dara]

PS It is nice to see your smiling face again :-)

[Lydia Shutter]

Noel Coward....English High Society and so poised. Did you know he worked for England's Secret Service in WWII? He must have been as suave as James Bond. Quite the tribute write here, Dara. The words flow so easily and the rhyming is great. Lydi**

[Dara]

Thank you Lydi. I knew he was many things but was not aware of his connection with the secret service. You are so right, a regular James Bond!

[emmajoy]

Knowing of that man's wit and intelligence, he'd be so quick to thank you with exactly the right words and sophistication, Dara, A charming poem, finely set.

[Dara]

Thank you very much Emma Joy. He was a charmer for sure and sorely missed!

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this is how I want to be remembered...such beautiful words, Dara...I have read this a dozen times... :)

[Dara]

That is a huge compliment and I thank you! It came to me so quickly because we were so close. Your reviews mean so much to me :-)

[....................]

I really enjoy your work, Dara, and drop by each day to see what's new on your wall :)

[....................]

And you are welcome :D

[Lyingwithlions]

Beautiful! Very moving. Now my first attempt at a suggestion. :)

I guess more so, how I would have liked to read it or of written it myself.

Regardless it is a wonderful piece!!

"A wish to keep
what we had found
a love that was real
a love so profound."

Personally i'm just trying to get away from the and's and I's. :)

I really don't like to repeat a word so close together, but here it just fits and makes the ending more powerful.

What do you think?

[Dara]

Thank you Charles, I appreciate your suggestions and will definitely look into making some changes. It is always so nice to see you here!

[Lyingwithlions]

Thank you. :)

You know after reading your beautiful piece out loud just now. I think its perfect just the way it is.

[Dara]

Oh, I just changed it a little bit anyway. I think it does add emphasis but maybe I will look at it again later and see. Poetry is like that and I find myself tweaking my poems now and then. :-)

[Lyingwithlions]

Same here, I think thats part of the fun and joy of poetry. Like us and in life itself, everything changes. :)

[Misery]

How could one die finer than in the loving arms and heart of thee?
How could one live better than in the soulful lines of your poetry?
A poem to surely remember, dearst Dara.

[Dara]

I am so very touched by this my special friend! You have summed up the heart and soul of this poem leaving me feeling almost speechless. Thank you ever so much!!

[Misery]

You are very welcome, dear Dara.