Fall Poem by David DeSantis
Fall
Another year,
gone by like a moment
retracting.
A moment from which
you can always recall
the decisions that led
to this or that,
built on a series of moments.
A moment where a smile
meant all that it could mean
but through the lens of time
you would build on its significance.
A moment where you walked
as they aged
and all you've ever loved
is suddenly decrepit
A moment where time
can decide who will live
who will grow
and where time's cruelty
is fates indecision.
A moment where love
is abstract
yet plays softly in your mind
until faced with a love
who cannot love back.
A moment where in youth
I once doubted the cynicsm
of humanity
and hoped for realities that could never conspire,
where a world could live
not inhumanely,
but instead embrace
the unity of biology.
A moment now
of cold war fears
and posturing leaders
financial melt-downs
and global recessions.
fault line borders,
Israeli air strikes
pollution coal yards
and energy dependency...
In a moment,
fall is here.
Copyright (c) David DeSantis
Indeed fall is here and all that it has brought with it. Very nice, David! '10! ' Best Wishes, Marilyn
A splendid return, David! It is a deep, wonderful poem. I like the retrospective viewpoint, the minor tone, the way you try to get the whole world from the news and your own world in a poem. The fall is close to every poet's heart. I enjoy your interpretation of the subject. Best regards, one a
A moment now of cold war fears and posturing leaders financial melt-downs and recession tendencies, fake world borders, ........................................... I think that it long will be as eternal struggle kindly and angrily...10///
This is one to savour... it warrants reading three, four, five times and a return visit. How much reflection has gone into this one, containing so much truth... a gem. t x
this poem really makes the reader think a lot n thats your success
Wow David, this packs a punch. So very poignant, your pain is palpable. It's a letting go, an embracing of a new season, a realisation.... it resonates and it hits where it's meant to. Brilliant writing, in fact I think this is one of your best ever. Bravo! HG: -) xx
The depth of the sadness expressed in these lines cannot be measured by moments.It is soul deep. David, you are a fine wordsmith. Ten from me. Always your friend, Sandra
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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This interesting poem pays attention to actual aspects of life, though expresses an intense historical sentiment. Our emotions appear well in these lines. A communicative message by a good friend.