- Non-Erotic Poetry
- Clocks and Compasses
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where are you now
fair haired young fellow
toy planes and comics
up with the dawn
I rode away dreaming
across hills and fields
my childhood is gone
but my youth lingers on
where are you now
confident new graduate
the world lay await
you're out on your own
I chased after my dreams
but too quickly I caught them
my apprenticeship done
my footsteps led on
where are you now
young lovers of summer
you held hands and whispered
and made love until dawn
the weight of the world
came to rest on our shoulders
our love came undone
but our life carries on
where are you now
there from the beginning
you showed me the stars
hid my eyes from the sun
I learned the world from you
before your journey ended
my father you've gone
but your light still shines on
how shall I travel
the pathway before me
will I find peace
and fulfillment beyond
give me strength for my body
and hope for my spirit
the past's never gone
tomorrow always leads on
- COMMENTS
LeBrozabout 17 years agoThis poem was mentioned in the Archival Review thread, in a picking through Lit's archive of over 35,000 poems.
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LeBrozabout 17 years agoTime's passage keeps leading you forward; clock and compass, one and the same.
LeBrozabout 17 years agoTime's passage keeps leading you forward; clock and compass, one and the same.
Dustystarover 19 years agoDear Toward,
I loved this travelling through/back/ahead journey, a reflection definitely worth comtemplating every now and again and especially during a change of season. Don't you find autumn brings thoughts like these to mind more than any other?
Thank you so much for the walk around the block with you. You handsome-type, good-looking, smart men DO ponder the cosmic realm of beyond....its good to know <wink>.
An excellent piece, Toward.
