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
Geeta Radhakrishna Menon 26 September 2017

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

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Nudershada Cabanes 26 September 2017

An excellently penned poem.

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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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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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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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