Oh Where Poem by David Berman

Oh Where

Rating: 4.8


Where did you go, my dear, my day;
Where, oh where, did you go?
To market, to maker of market, to say
Too much of the little I know.

Where did you go, my dear, my year;
Why did you flee from me?
I went from here to there to here
Loitering breathlessly.

Where did you go, my life, my own,
Decades gone in a wink?
Some things are better left unknown
Some thoughts too thick to think.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Nudershada Cabanes 26 September 2017

An excellently penned poem.

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Geeta Radhakrishna Menon 26 September 2017

Some things are better left unknown Some thoughts too thick to think.

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Sanghamitra Nayak 26 September 2017

Some things are better left unknown Some thoughts too thick to think. Nice line from a lovely poem. 10

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Susan Williams 26 September 2017

Excellent- -excellent- -excellent! ! ! ! ! Would that I could write so elegantly and so simply!

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Rajnish Manga 26 September 2017

Time is like the flow of a river- always on the go. Nicely portrayed. Where did you go, my life, my own, Decades gone in a wink?

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Dr Dillip K Swain 29 April 2021

Where did you go? Where did go my dear....so tender so lovely! Loved the poet's style of expression!

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Sankhajit Bhattacharjee 29 April 2021

My dear...where are you going! My day...where are you going! Nice depiction....

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Sylvia Frances Chan 29 April 2021

Since we can only write/respond very short, so I must add this: Congratulations withe accolade Modern Poem Of The Day. Most deserving!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 29 April 2021

Indeed Time FLIES if we wanna do so many things, BUT in such a time you have done so many things, this we can read in your BIO,5 Stars and to My Favourites. Enjoyed this admirable poem

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Edward Kofi Louis 26 September 2017

My dear, my day! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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David Berman

David Berman

Williamsburg, Virginia
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