I Don’t Remember — NaPoWriMo Day 14
I don’t quite remember the exact moment when it all started.
Of course, I wasn’t really keeping track of time as it passed me by.
But somehow, somewhere, in the time between kid school and grad school,
I learnt to appreciate the beauty of the daffodils and take time in this life full of care to stand and stare.
I went on grand adventures where two roads diverged in a wood and remembered that I had miles to go before I sleep.
I know now how to keep my head when all about me are losing theirs,
I know now how to slay the Jabberwock and say still I rise.
And I know now not to waste my sweetness in the desert air.
As I walk and run in the shadow of giants and fly with the wings of Poesy,
As I go not gentle into that good night and admire the fearful symmetry of the Tyger,
As I thrive on the stage of this world and live the seven ages of man,
I still don’t quite remember how it happened.
But I’m glad it did!
Poet’s Note: NaPoWriMo Day 14! The challenge was to write a poem that deals with the poems, poets, and other people who inspired me to write poems. So here they are! Do you get all the references?