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IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME
It has been a long time
Since I saw a clear blue sky
A shiny sandy beach
Or a naturally beautiful
Rustic country girl.
It has been a long time
Since I had a good home-made meal
Or gazed at the endless expanse
Of a starlit stream of galaxies
Or a peace-inducing golden sunset.
It has been a long time
Since I heard the murmur
Of a twisting and turning brook
Or the cackle of different birds
Watched an eagle's smooth flight
Or a really soothing human voice.
It has been a long time
Since I lazed away the hours
In the wilderness beside a lake
Without a care for what might happen
In the unseen distant future.
It has been a long time indeed
Since I spent my hours dreaming of you
Or given thought to how well I looked
Or laughed and cajoled away the eve...
Yes, it has been a long time
My dearest Daphne
What a long long time it has been!
Reminiscent thoughts many times only manage to overly trap us in the past. Thwarting the energy needed to exist in our present state of being but from time to time it is nice to reflect on things we miss just not get too overly indulgent in such ventures crowding out the energy levels of the spirit to work its way through the now. We can only alter today. The past is gone and done for. The future is a figment of our ego's imagination of how we would like things to be rather than accept them as they are in the current state but I enjoyed the message of this poem. It had a tinge of sadness but was not overly so. I dare say you have reasons to move away from that former state of affairs. you know who!.........so why type it?