The Memory of Now Poem by Geet Chaturvedi

The Memory of Now

Rating: 4.8


(For Eduardo Chirinos)

Downstairs I left a candle burning
In its light I'll read a few lines when I return

By the time I returned the candle had burned out
Those few lines had faded like innocence

You walk with me
The way moon walks along with a child sitting in a train window

I stood in the balcony one day
Waved a handkerchief toward the sky

Those who have gone without saying their goodbyes
Will recognize it even from far

In my handkerchief they have left behind their tears
The way early humans left behind their etchings on cave walls

Lyotard said, every sentence is a now
No. Actually it's a memory of now

Every memory is a poem
In our books, the count of the unwritten poems is so much more

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
benjamin chiu uy 03 October 2018

a great poem a great, great poem good for introspection thanks keep writing

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Kumarmani Mahakul 03 October 2018

This is really a beautiful poem on memories having touching expression and nice diction. Thanks and congratulations for being selected this poem as the poem of the day.

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Chandan Dey 03 October 2018

Every memory is a poem - wonderful expression. I love the emotive expressions the poem share with us. Chandan

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Kevin Patrick 04 October 2018

You walk with me The way moon walks along with a child sitting in a train window great imagery, this is stellar stuff, every memory is a poem indeed. Excellent choice for poem of the day! .

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Aniruddha Pathak 03 October 2019

Ah what a lovely poem! I loved some expressions: faded like innocence, The way moon walks along with a child sitting in a train window In our books, the count of the unwritten poems is so much more...

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Sylvia Frances Chan 24 December 2021

Most deserving as The Modern Poem Of The Day. Congratulations dear poet. Excellent choice of PoemHunter and Team 5 Stars full

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 23 December 2021

What a wonderful poem. So deeply touching and so beautifully expressed. Superb imagery.

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Chinedu Dike 23 December 2021

Piece great elegance, a work of an intricate mind....

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Ratnakar Mandlik 03 October 2019

" Every sentence is a now No, actually it's a memory of now" Intriguing conceptualization as also it's presentattion. Well deserved modern poem of the day.

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Rajnish Manga 03 October 2019

The poem creates some of the most fascinating images which reflect upon the simplicity and purity of a poetic mind. Thanks and Congrats for sharing.

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