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Clouds float across the sky,
a gentle breeze moves the leaves,
and the sun shines down
evoking memories of summers past
when days were long and busy
with dogs and horses, barns and tractors.
Life was full, and we were young.
We thought we had it all,
but that's behind us in a different time.
Today our lives are slow and quiet,
and the dearest thing
I have left to share with you is now.
© by Bob Kimberly.
Used here with the author's permission.
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Bob Kimberly is living in Excelsior, Minnesota after 54 years in Bellevue, Washington where he worked and ran a horse farm with his wife. Bob loved poetry growing up and in school, but didn't really do any writing until after he retired and joined a creative writing class. Although he writes mainly for himself, he has self-published four collections of poems and numerous chapbooks used as Christmas presents for family and friends. His poems have also been published in a variety of journals.
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Jancan:
This is lovely, especially the end lines.
Janice
Posted 02/07/2019 09:17 PM
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Jo:
beautiful poem and so from the heart.
Posted 02/05/2019 08:36 PM
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Lori Levy:
Beautifully expressed.
Posted 02/05/2019 01:40 PM
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wordartdjc:
This is such a gentle story of the unending love of two persons.
So beautiful.
Posted 02/05/2019 10:52 AM
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Jean Colonomos-1:
So lovely and romantic.
Posted 02/05/2019 10:46 AM
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KevinArnold:
What a precious poem! �But that�s behind us in a different time� is so elegantly understated.
Posted 02/05/2019 10:11 AM
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michael escoubas:
Simplicity and clarity: hallmarks of excellent poetry. Thank you Bob!
Posted 02/05/2019 07:34 AM
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Larry Schug:
Now is all we really have. Well said.
Posted 02/05/2019 07:09 AM
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vscholtz:
I'm reading "Now" when the Wisconsin weather is blustery and the early spring predictions of the local ground hog promise to disappoint. And yet, your poem is so true. The dearest thing is now. Beautifully done.
Posted 02/05/2019 07:00 AM
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