Time flies by so quickly <br />almost in a blink of an eye <br />and years vanish almost completely. <br />It does not seem forty-three years ago <br />I put pen to paper and wrote <br />what has turned out to be my best poem ever. <br />The one that has attracted more attention <br />than any other I have written. <br />Its accolades still confound me <br />as I am in wonder of them all. <br />Especially as it was never written <br />as a poem at all, but a lyric for a song. <br />As a lyric, it was turned down <br />as being rather immature, <br />but as a poem, it is loved by everyone. <br />I find it hard to believe that forty-four people <br />have added it to their favourites list. <br />I am still rather in awe of its reception. <br />I am still trying to comprehend <br />that any one of my works would be so highly prized. <br />Every time I read it, I try to find <br />the essence everyone else sees. <br />The beauty within it that captures their imagination. <br />One day someone might explain to me <br />the beauty I actually captured, <br />at least I hope they will, <br />as I’d dearly love to know. <br /> <br />16 November 2009<br /><br />David Harris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/just-beyond-the-sunset-revisited/
