I Was Here Poem by John A'Hern
I Was Here
Exploring for childhood places
Dreams created for all locations
Running, running, always running
Strolling today, admiring surroundings
Sounds of birds, the occasional seagull
Straying from their familiar sea shore
Today they explore looking for food
Grass and gorse, nothing more
Fences now stand where none stood before
Keep out signs in most places
A greeting shout from passing ramblers
Sounds of their voices drift in the distance
Onward I stroll in familiar surroundings
Places where dens were built
Pacts were made then broken
Promises of never leaving home
Initials rubbed on secret rocks
Still exist from decades ago
Sorrow visits for several minutes
Then a smile as initials recognised
Time to sit and gaze at the bay
Rows of houses all known in their day
Multi storey blocks of flats
Spoil the landscape of long ago
Pathways leading here and there
Signposts followed will lead you where?
I leave you now as I did once before
Heart it aches as I walk alone.
Nothing much changes, except for fences that did not exist during this period of my life.
Scenery now admired, all those years ago I was too busy to enjoy them.
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6/1/2024 12:37:45 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Exploring for childhood places definitely dreams are created for all locations.Onward you stroll with familiar surroundings. Children perceive running and running. Pathways leading here and there amaze mind and still there you walk alone. Entirely brilliant perception is well reflected in this poem.10