Tomorrow, perhaps
I’ll wake up at dawn
And wander outside
As a new day is born.
I’ll feel the damp dew
Under my feet
And watch the sun rise
Where land and sky meet.
I’ll feel the warm rays
Beat down on my head
And be grateful I left
My snug, cosy bed.
Next week, maybe
I’ll visit a friend
Once, so close
Now a friendship to mend.
We’ll laugh and recall
Times from before
Memories, so precious
That still they endure.
We’ll vow this time
To never lose touch
As we realise our bond
Means so very much.
Next month, I could
Take a flight
An adventure that starts
At a soaring height.
Travelling away
To a land much admired
A place to visit
For so long desired.
Gazing upon
A sea glittering blue
I’ll wonder at the sight
Before me so new.
Possibly, next year
I’ll follow my dream
However out of reach
It might now seem.
I’ll take a brave step
And push down my fear
As I finally do justice
To a wish long-held dear.
And when I succeed
In spite of all doubt
I’ll be grateful I dared
To let my hopes out.
But there’s no hurry
There’s no great haste
I’ve still got plenty of
Time to waste.
I’ll stay in bed
And carry on dreaming
Planning for tomorrow
Plotting and scheming.
And maybe one day
I’ll finally make a start
To live the life
That I want in my heart.
But what if time goes
It just fades away
And with it the promise
Of a brand new day?
So today, I’ll get up
And stand up tall
I’ll grab hold of life
And give it my all.
No longer my dreams
Will remain in my head
I’ll finally live the life
I’m wanting instead.
My friend Rose died recently, and your poem has brought to mind that although she was flamboyant, and 80, she’d never dyed her hair purple, despite wanting to. She’d finally decided to do it the next time she went to the hairdressers when she took ill, swiftly declined and died, having never dyed purple. It’s just a little thing. There were lots of bigger things she did achieve, but it’s making me think about what I’m putting off.
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You might be interested to see the poem I wrote in light of Rose’s death: http://ohwedo.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/your-thread-poetry-post.html
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I went and had a look. I thought it was beautiful. I really liked the line ‘you were well loved. Your life has been well crafted.’ I too like structure poems, structure helps me to manage my ideas.
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Wow. That’s a real shame. It does make you think about life only being finite. And never wanting to miss out on something. Your comment has made me think that even more.
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I love this. What a beautiful piece. It’s so important to live in the now with no regrets because you just don’t know what tomorrow holds! #kcacols
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Thank you! That is such a true sentiment, Carpe diem as I believe the saying goes. Thanks for reading x
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What a great poem about seizing the moment. Life does go by so fast and sometimes I wish their was a pause button. #KCACOLS
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Thank you. I’m definitely going to try and do grab the day more 🙂 x
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This poem is quite simply one of the best I’ve ever, ever read. I love everything about it.. not least the message. #kcacols
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Thank you so much for your lovely comment, I really appreciate your feedback. Thank you for reading x
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Lovely poem 🙂
#KCACOLS
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I believe that this poem would ring true for so many people – me included. I am realising more and more that I will not be here forever and my time is now. Beautifully written. Thank you for linking to Prose for Thought x
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Thank you for your lovely comment, and I’m glad you can relate 🙂 x
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Amazingly brilliant poem. It’s message is so true, if we wait for our dreams we really do risk them not becoming a reality. Sometimes there are things we need to wait for, but other times those dreams can seem so scary or hard work or difficult, so putting them off is the easier option, but I agree, not the best. Xx #ABrandNewDay
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Thank you so much, what a lovely thing to say. I have been guilty of putting things off in the past but I think having a milestone birthday and my little baby girl has given me a new impetus to grab life and live it xx
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Reading through your other comments and responses, I would definitely agree with you that having the children has given me a lot more get up and go than I used to have! When I think back to before they were born, I can’t believe how much more I could have achieved if I had had the motivation! Oh well, I’ll just have to do what I can now 🙂
x Alice
#kcacols
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oh you are so talented – this is truly beautiful – i want to look at it everyday to give me inspiration – thank you so much for sharing #KCACOLS
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That’s so brilliant, very fitting for #abrandnewday. It’s so easy to watch the world go by and daydream, why dream when we can just go and do it… I watched Eddie the Eagle on Wednesday, now there is a boy who became a man that had a dream and accomplished it. Thank you for sharing with us at #abrandnewday
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Thank you 🙂 You are right about Eddie the Eagle, what a great way to be, just going out and grabbing life, however extreme the barriers might seem. Thanks for reading x
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Beautiful. Thank you! #abrandnewday
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Thank you, and thanks for reading x
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A beautiful poem and it speaks so true. My Mum passed away almost 2 years ago at the far too young age of 58. My Dad had only just retired so having saved for years so they could enjoy the retirement, his grief was all the more concentrated that he would now not be able to do what he wanted with my Mum. He now tells my sister and I to try and both live now and think of the future. This poem tells that message wonderfully.
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Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I’m sorry to hear about your loss. What a wonderful message from your dad to you and your sister. Thank you for reading x
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