Between Then and Now by Nolcha Fox

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I see it every night in dreams,
a bridge that vanishes in fog.
The railroad ties are rotted through.
The steel tracks are twisted by
a mighty force I do not know.

I cannot travel to the past
and bring back people I have lost.
The here and now on which I stand
is poison ivy, weeds, and stones.
The birds have flown. Sad silence reigns.

I’ve lost my way, the path is gone.
A whistle wafts through endless gray,
a ghost of childhood calling me.
Before I step into the void, 
I wake up to another day.

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  1. Avatar de Sadje/ Sadie

    Nolcha this is such a moving poem my friend

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      crazy4yarn2

      Thank you, my friend.

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      1. Avatar de Sadje/ Sadie

        You’re most welcome

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    crazy4yarn2

    Juan, thank you for publishing my poem!

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  4. Avatar de robertawrites235681907

    This is very poignant.

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      crazy4yarn2

      Thank you, Robbie.

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        💞

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  5. Avatar de Meelosmom

    Congratulations, Nolcha!

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      crazy4yarn2

      Thanks so much, Barb!

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        🙂

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