I wrote a poem
I read a poem yesterday
it nearly broke my heart
it spoke of lovers loved and lost
they lived too far apart
I read a poem yesterday
it said she won’t live forever
but she makes the world a better place
please don’t let me outlive her
I read a poem yesterday
it made me think of you
when the colour of my world was gold
before you turned it sad soft blue
I read a poem yesterday
it told me what I’ve got to give
all the splintered thoughts I’ve yet to think
and those dead years I’ve yet to live
I wrote a poem yesterday
it tells of our first kiss
and the wondrous time we spent together
and how it ended just like this
* from the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway, Scotland
Click here to hear the poet read his words:
https://ceayr.com/2022/06/26/i-wrote-a-poem/
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