Paper Boats

Once, long ago

I floated those little paper boats

down the sparkling stream.

I gazed at them in abundant joy

as they sailed one by one

to a land far away.

Sometimes, it rained;

leaving my little life boats

all feeble and wet.

I held tight,

bit my teeth hard

and prayed for

their safe voyage.

I chased their trails,

and kept a keen watch

until I lost them from sights.

Today,

those little paper boats

have arrived here.

But,

an eon has passed;

we sailed far too long

for far too little

to meet again.

Now, we disremember

to know each other.

those little paper boats

I once floated 

long ago.

- AH, 03/01/2017

Reviews

[Relic]

Adulthood has a tendency to draw us away from the wonder of being young. We don't have the same fervor for imagination in the same way because we've grown accustomed to everything around us. Decisions and responsibilities water-down lots of dreams too.

Good poem.

[Abhilash Hegde]

True! I must say your observations. Thank you Relic for reading and sharing your thoughts.
Sorry for the late response, I have been off writing for a while and didn't get a chance to be here again on writerscafe.
-Abhilash

[Relic]

No problem. :)

[Cherrie Palmer]

I love the line ... disremember ... which suggests we refuse to. Your title caught my eye, and I am glad I stopped by for a visit.

[Abhilash Hegde]

Yes, life is that! - we forget, we refuse to remember and only past can remind us of who we were sometimes and what we became.
Thank you Cherrie, for stopping by and reading.

[Coyote Poetry]

The joy and the fun of our youth. We can rebirth by teaching our children. A wonderful poem shared Abhilash.
Coyote

[Abhilash Hegde]

Thank you much for reading. Glad to hear your thoughts on it. Appreciate you stopping by and reviewing this write.

[Coyote Poetry]

I did and you re welcome my friend.

[Dara]

A very sweet nostalgic write. Those childhood memories keep us from losing some of the wonder and hopefulness that often accompanies youth. A wonderful read for a rainy day here in North Carolina. I wish I could send some your way!

[Abhilash Hegde]

Thank you Dara for visiting and sharing your thoughts on this write. I wouldn't mind if you sent a couple of Paper Boats my way, it hardly rains in SD though :D

[Dara]

I almost feel guilty with the deluge we are having accompanying Hurricane Sally and poor Cali so dry. Do take care and safe from the fires, pandemic, etc etc.... :-(

[Abhilash Hegde]

lol! I get the pun here :P
Yeah, let's all be safe from all that is happening around us. Hope we will get to end of this year soon. Praying! :)

[barleygirl]

This is brilliant in its simplicity, the way your straightforward description conjures up a TON of stuff! Of course we all remember following a leaf that's floating down a stream & pretending it's a boat. Where do all these boats/leaves end up? Your poem speaks to me of the wonder of chasing a thing . . . it's always so much better than catching the thing. After we catch it, it becomes hard work to make life happen with whatever prize we think we've won. It's so much more fun to just keep chasing the dream. Some people never graduate beyond that (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Abhilash Hegde]

Truly!.. leaves/paper boats - we followed them down a stream and always kept a watch where they ended up. I'm so glad to hear your perspectives on this one and your thoughts indeed are so true. Definitely, Life more is more fun when we chase our dreams and keep it alive.
Best, Abhilash

[Paul Bell]

Quite enjoyed paper boats when I was a kid, a skill probably lost to kids now.
The race to see whose boat could get down the river without sinking.
They'll be a health and safety code on paper boats now, you can just guarantee it.

[Abhilash Hegde]

Thanks for stopping by, Paul and sharing your thoughts on this one. Yes, the race was always fun, nice to bring back some memories..

[Najam Us Saher]

I also wrote a similar poem on paper boats. I liked the journey and story you created with the words.

[Abhilash Hegde]

Thank you Najam..

[Najam Us Saher]

You're welcome.

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A great little write on nostalgia and the long gone days of youth.

As we age we grow out of all the hobbies and things we used to do to entertain ourselves. They fall in the face of maturity and responsibility. But the memories of those days remain with us forever, cherished and stored in a safe place in our minds.

I enjoyed the idea behind this poem, paper boats....although my youth was more about paper airplanes!

A very nice write, Abhilash. Good to see you active again on this forum.

[Abhilash Hegde]

Thanks Doodley for the review! Yeah, refreshing some of the old memories and seeing ourselves through the prism of past. Sorry, for the late response.. been off the site for a while. I'm glad you took out time to read this one :)

[Krutika]

Paper Boats! I know this feeling and it brings sense of nostalgia with it..
Thanks for sharing :)

[Abhilash Hegde]

Yep, it's a dose of nostalgia and feels always nice to relive and soak back in those times again :) Thanks Krutika for sharing your thoughts on this write!

[Stan Lee]

Sweet little poem. Joy and beauty in the simple things of life right. :)

[Abhilash Hegde]

Yes, so true. Simple little things in life are joyous and beautiful :) They 're priceless! Thanks Andronicus for reading!