A Song Poem by Joseph Brodsky
A Song
I wish you were here, dear,
I wish you were here.
I wish you sat on the sofa
and I sat near.
The handkerchief could be yours,
the tear could be mine, chin-bound.
Though it could be, of course,
the other way around.
I wish you were here, dear,
I wish you were here.
I wish we were in my car
and you'd shift the gear.
We'd find ourselves elsewhere,
on an unknown shore.
Or else we'd repair
to where we've been before.
I wish you were here, dear,
I wish you were here.
I wish I knew no astronomy
when stars appear,
when the moon skims the water
that sighs and shifts in its slumber.
I wish it were still a quarter
to dial your number.
I wish you were here, dear,
in this hemisphere,
as I sit on the porch
sipping a beer.
It's evening, the sun is setting;
boys shout and gulls are crying.
What's the point of forgetting
if it's followed by dying?
I'm sorry I didn't meet this great poet but anyway I like this song.Thankfully his work lives on.
The poem expresses deep longing for someone absent, recalling shared everyday moments and travels, and questioning memory and loss while wishing they were still present in life's simple, fading scenes.
'I wish you were here, dear, ' reinforces the lover's emotional solitude. A Song beautifully encapsulates love's lingering presence even in absence.
Dear Poet, congratulations, that our poem was selected as poem oft he day. Your poem is a poignant and wistful meditation on longing and absence. Through simple yet evocative language, the poem captures the ache of missing someone.
Thinking of this poem sparks memories of everyone I've loved and lost, even poets on this site who knowlonger post or ate gone. I wish they were all here
So beautiful poem! ! ! ! It rhymes and touches the heart string!
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5/17/2026 5:56:53 AM # 1.0.0
awww...thats really sweet