Youth Out of Season...title inspired by icebox

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VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

0 posted 2004-06-13 01:27 PM

Youth Out of Season

I still see with young eyes-
the joy of a ladybug

...until I lean over to pick it up.

I still see with young eyes-

..until I see children
.............toting babies
.............while loading family groceries
.............in an SUV

I still see with young eyes-
the landing beside a waterfall’s base

...until I reach a third of the way
..............up the path

I still see with young eyes-

...until I try to understand
...............the many changes
...............that have occurred since “yesterday”
...............when my thirty-four year old
...............was three

I still see with young eyes-

...until I remove my trifocals
............. look around
..............and find my present
..............as blurry as my past

which I thought,
...until I looked with these old eyes,
..............had been quite clear
..............to me

©June 13, 2004

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

Ericc
Member Elite

since 2003-01-31

Posts 4178

1 posted 2004-06-13 01:30 PM

Great write!

Eric

Kevo
Member

since 2004-06-02

Posts 466
Navarro County, Texas, USA

2 posted 2004-06-13 01:35 PM

Yes,

I agree with you. Read my reply to Sy's poem "Hunting Sleep Out of Season". My reply would be identical. It's funny how you think you can still do the things you could at 20 until you attempt to do them. There are things that seem easy even at my still somewhat young age that absolutely suck the life out of me and remind me that the clock continues to tick. I am still invincible in thougth, and in dreams but feeling a bit sore when I awake from the trials of a labored life. You convey this message every bit as poignantly as Sy did. Well done and I really enjoyed it. You know, when I think about this very thing, yes, it's frustrating, but you have to laugh at yourself. Everytime I think about what I've done to attest to your message, I laugh at myself and think, "What the Hell was I thinking." Samething I told Sy, God has a sense of humor, too.

Warm regards,

Kevin

2dalimit
Member Elite

since 2000-02-08

Posts 2228
Mississippi coast

3 posted 2004-06-13 01:48 PM

My wife and I relate to this 101%.

Thanks, Melton

Martie

Moderator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

4 posted 2004-06-13 02:01 PM

Virginia

Time is such a trickster...I enjoyed this inspire you received from icebox!

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

5 posted 2004-06-13 06:46 PM

Virginia, I have always said this...

Behind the eyes of the elderly (NOT US)...
lies the wishes of a child...the want of
youth, the hunger for vitality and the
times of yesterday...when they were young.

I enjoyed this immensely. Perhaps one day
I shall write my own version of this, for
I feel your words strongly within and
without me....

iliana
Member Patricius

since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

6 posted 2004-06-13 08:36 PM

" still see with young eyes-

...until I remove my trifocals
............. look around
..............and find my present
..............as blurry as my past

which I thought,
...until I looked with these old eyes,
..............had been quite clear
..............to me"

Isn't it a wonderful thing how we inspire each other!

icebox
Member Elite

since 2003-05-03

Posts 4383
in the shadows

7 posted 2004-06-13 09:16 PM

"..............and find my present
..............as blurry as my past"

Isn't THAT the truth!!!

*smile*

Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

8 posted 2004-06-13 09:33 PM

Excellent write Virginia...enjoyed the thoughts here so much!!
Hugs~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
Dancing with you in the summer rain~

Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

9 posted 2004-06-14 04:50 AM

Oh, what a delightful read! I could relate to every single line.
you have captured the essence of aging in little episodes we all experience.
THank you for bringing smiles so early in the day
Liz

Nightshade

Member Patricius

since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

10 posted 2004-06-14 11:22 AM

Virginia - this is a wonderful write that I am keeping safe in my library. So true, so true. hugs, Chris

Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.
Hans Christian Anderson

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

11 posted 2004-06-16 12:47 PM

love the format here

awesome theme

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