Where Does Yesterday Go?

Cherry

By well-wisher

Mon, 03 Jan 2011
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Where are the ripples that wrinkled the lake
or the wind that used to make the trees shake?
Where is the little boy that I once was?
Where does innocence go when it is lost?

Is there a heaven for forgotten things
or caterpillars in their silk coffins?
Does yesterday die or live in today?
Does death bring us home when it takes us away?

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Comments

Submitted by celticman on
who knows? But beautifully expressed.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
A very thought provoking poem well-wisher. Thanks for the read. Jenny.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
A gem;-) Tina

 

Submitted by fatboy74 on
I'm not a massive fan of really short poems but this is very good indeed.:-)

 

Submitted by camilla on
I wish it was a longer poem caterpillars in their silk coffins is very good.

 

Submitted by Cavalcader on
new well-wisher Well deserved cherry! Lovely poem,with a lilt to it great. julie x

Submitted by well-wisher on
Thank you, Julie, Camilla, fatboy, Tina, Jenny and Celticman. I had been meditating upon the nature of death and the old idea that "death is just change" and I felt I could express the idea in poetry. Thank you for the Cherry too, it is much appreciated.

Oh look, a link. I wonder where it leads.

JoHn