as time goes by...

as time goes by
day after day,
the old become older
and each become lost,
like the leaves in autumn
or flowers in a frost
like the cry of a whip-or-will
so forlorn and lost.

but live for the present
and future to come
and not for the past
where memories are from.

Sylvia Frances Chan
a poem to my heart, it reads like a song!

yelena
so touching, Carol. your poems always have a special flavor and echo, delicate and resonating.

 

seema chowdhury
Lovely and expressive.

David Taylor
Yes that's the way to stay young no matter how many years have already gone...

Ency Bearis
great write

 

allenpaulson
Very very nice poem. :)

tom balch
I can hear that lonesome Whip-or-will from here, Carol.

magnolia
Love these wise words Carol, and also the rhyming added extra for me...Maggie ;)

Sandra Martyres
Your closing lines ooze wisdom Carol. Great write

Simply Bono Razek
excellent Carol...love this advice~~ 'specially your closing verse ..

LightH2O
Great metaphor use and wise advice.

Fay Slimm
Good advice Carol.

Lynda Robson
Your words are so true Carol, lovely write

stevenstirk
The words of a wise sage Carol. The past is for memories, the future is for creating them. I loved the imagery in the middle of the first verse.

Chaos1214
Never truer than in these dodgy days. Validity is found in the here and now.

patspoems
This was beautiful Carol and such very wise words.... Pat

Rohit Mulange
true, and well said...

 

treelight
nice write my friend!