I know a bank beside a stream. <br />Whereon the shy white violets grow <br />An Ideal place to sit and dream. <br /> <br />At least I know it used to be <br />but nothing ever stays the same <br />The world is changing constantly. <br /> <br />You can’t return to yesterday. <br />Though if you try then you will find <br /> there is a price which you must pay. <br /> <br />If you are wise just stay away <br /> retain your cherished memories. <br />It’s very different there today. <br /> <br />I could not even find the stream. <br />Instead a clutch of bungalows, <br /> A cheap and nasty housing scheme. <br /> <br />I came away without delay. <br />I left as quickly as I could. <br />My cherished dreams in disarray. <br /> <br />I was a fool I should have known. <br />You can’t return to yesterday. <br />Far better leave the past alone. <br /> <br />Concentrate on the here and now <br />Where you can wield some influence <br /> if circumstances will allow. <br /> <br />08/08/2009 <br />http: //.blog.myspace.com/poeticpiers<br /><br />ivor or ivor.e hogg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/here-and-now-for-m-lady-ernestine/
