Good morning readers .. today the reblogg button worked .. thank you to βSueβ for her advice of trying a different channel/page
The original version of βSailing Byβ I wrote back in 2012, and this revised piece is from July 2018
Sailing By
Gone, a day, weeks, years
Gone, sailing by, lonely tears
Gone, sailing by, the good times
Gone, the years of a lifetime
Whatβs the difference between desire and passion?
Whatβs the chance of finding one in billion?
There are millions in the oceans of the world
There are thousands of beats to every new heart
Whatβs the difference between love and pain?
Whatβs the chance of falling in love again?
There are millions of stars in the Milky-Way
There are hundreds of dreams about love yesterday
Whatβs the difference between the sea and the sky?
Whatβs the chance of sharing the horizon in July?
Thereβs no answers to your questions
There are months of wonders in the four seasons
Whatβs the difference between the calm and the storm?
Whatβsβ¦
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Beautiful
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She was indeed a beautiful lady..
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Beautiful as always, your words, your love, your Carole. β€
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Thank you Laura for your lovely words .. π₯°ππ
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This is super-charged with love and longing, Ivor: it tugs at the heart strings π
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One of my older poems Ingrid … from the era when I was grieving and my own life was in turmoil … and these words would pour out of my pen…. π
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Well Iβm glad itβs not in turmoil anymore. I wrote a poem inspired by your poetry this morning, thank you!
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Oh .. thank you .. I’ll check it out …
I survived the turmoil, and here I am alive and going ok ..
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Pass the hanky, please. This one is a heart-toucher, Ivor.
Within our own life experiences we can all relate to it…you’ve expressed this so well.
We lovingly share with you gentle (((HUGS))) and love…
As Carole watches over you from your heart and from above.
π π π
PATS and RUBS for Sir Frankie!
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Tissues are back in supply π’π.. and I wrote the original piece back in 2012 .. the last time my world ran out of tissues πππ
Woof woof to Coopβs
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How are you and Sir Frankie doing today?
Much love to you 2 from me and The Coop-man! π π
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I am awakeβ¦ Frankie is still asleep π€ .. itβs 8.00am and we are enjoying our sleep in πππΆπ€
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Touchingly superb
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So love this.. thanks for sharing as I missed it the first time.. π
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Thank you Cindy β¦ yes one my poems from back βthenβ just after Carole had passed .. they were my pieces of self therapy ππππΊ
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awwww that is so beautiful and I’m glad I had the opportunity. π
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There is so much love woven into this poem. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you Ali β¦ I am so pleased you appreciate my ode/tribute to the essence of love in our lives β€οΈπππ
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Just Beautiful, Ivor π
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Your questions leave us with more questions and few answers… I love your comparisons throughout your poem. … passion and desire… sea and sky… etc. A great poem.
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Life is full of questions Dwight, and we spend a lifetime looking for answers
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I agree!
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