A wise old man
closer to the exit door
may see the image in his mind
carved in stone, when all was perfect
or perhaps not at all,
for the highs and lows
of life come slowly and for us
do not last long.
I don’t know when that moment was,
when the world was mine
and all would last tomorrow and tomorrow
and I was at my height
for just a moment
then it passed
leaving me to realize
that nothing lasts forever.
And now an old woman;
in the mind’s eye
still a radiant beauty,
also passed her moment of perfection
she too
like me
almost at the end of her career
the baleful sound of Gabriel’s trumpet near.
My mind falls silent and no longer asks
if the joy or pain is more; the sight of her
calls forth the end of days
yet gives me great delight.
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This is beautiful and thought provoking. Is this your work?
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Yes Maggie. It was inspired by a poem in Italian I read many years ago which had a similar theme – The idea that an older woman can both remind an old man of remaining days as well as be delightful at the same time. The second and third stanzas are from my poem entitled “Moment of Perfection.”
https://toritto.wordpress.com/2018/01/31/moment-of-perfection-poem-30/
Glad you liked. Regards from Florida
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Thank you for sharing the complete poem. It should be published, I think. It really is beautiful.
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It was Maggie – self published –
Sun City: Poetry of an Aging Man
by Frank Scarangello | Apr 19, 2015
Paperback
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=scarangello&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss
🙂
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Franks has books published, Maggie. I bought them!
https://www.amazon.com/No-Stairs-Collection-Frank-Scarangello/dp/149098237X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=XBO5Y6IUKVSK&keywords=frank+scarangello&qid=1566755511&s=gateway&sprefix=race+against+%2Caps%2C195&sr=8-3
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Thank you for posting this link, Pete. I am going to purchase today!
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This is a thoughtful but oh so delightful text.
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Lovely stuff, Frank. We grow old together, and never notice those things that others see with younger eyes.
Best wishes, Pete.
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