Is That Allowed?
- July 29, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes
"I think I am revelling in nostalgia a bit too much at times... I see it as a phase of life that occurs when you realise just how old you really are!" Allen Ansell The morning sun breaks through the window and a new day has just begun. "What will change this blessed day?" "Everything", answers the Universe. I should have known this of course, not needed the prompt from Mind, but there we are, I am what I am - except, in future moments I become someone new, someone different, someone. As too, all things around me: Timid kisses change to earnest pecks, regularity begets life's boredom, and time itself becomes too fast. The body starts it greyward trend, the horizon is daily closer by, passionate embraces become holding hands, rivers dry, the ocean rises, the heartbeat quickens as we near the edge... getting short of breath so soon compared with how it was but yesterday... ALL CHANGE! Yet all the while, in every second, taking new delight to realise afresh there are still new things to learn even now after all these bountiful years. I want to know it all! Is that allowed? © Allen Ansell 2023
Mike
2 months agoI believe that as much we should be excited to learn things regularly, we should not forget to sit back and relax in a while. I heard a phrase creativity comes when you a lot of time and have nothing to do. If your mind is already preoccupied with things, you won’t have the space for new better ideas to come. Lets be unpredictable, do the unexpected and impossible. Life has to end someday, let’s live it to the fullest, and nostalgia doesn’t only happen a lot when you are old but also if you are living your life to the fullest, if are taking new experiences everyday. It was a very thought provoking poem Allen, appreciate it.
Allen Ansell
3 days agoThank you Mike.
Douglas Gordon Moody
2 months agoI hadn’t read this before posting my own poem My Perfect Day, but having now done so I can see points of similarity; and isn’t it all about carpe diem?
Allen Ansell
3 days agoI guess so, Dougie. Thanks for the comment.
Blessings, Allen
Ganesh
4 days agoI thoroughly enjoyed reading. This piece provided a profound insight into the various aspects of our rapidly evolving world and how it is impacting our lives. The author’s ability to capture and present these things in a truthful manner was truly commendable. But I believe everything happens for a reason.
Allen Ansell
3 days agoWell, thank you too, Ganesh, for your thoughtful comment.