by Alan Noakes
Yes the ‘if onlys’ seem to persist for ever
As hovering wraithlike used-up dreams.
‘if only ‘ this or that
On such and such a day
Had varied by an hour or an inch
Or something neglected had been done
Or that something done had been neglected
Then ‘perhaps’ the other might have been:
But then
‘perhaps’ and ‘if only’ are first cousins
Addicted to survival only in our minds.
Copyright ©:
Alan Noakes
A few random poems:
- Mary’s Song by Sylvia Plath
- Demon by Vladimir Marku
- Domestic Peace by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Jonathan: The First Booke by William Alexander
- Foresight by William Wordsworth
- Владимир Британишский – Коптилки многолетний свет
- Fate poem – Andrei Voznesensky poems
- Гавриил Державин – Покаяние
- To a Pupil. by Walt Whitman
- Владимир Британишский – Наш учитель истории
- A slant of sun on dull brown walls, by Stephen Crane
- A First Confession by William Butler Yeats
- English Poetry. Robert William Service. Dark Glasses. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
- Everything ends by Tanisha Avarsekar
- A Tempest in a Teacup poem – A. Van Jordan poems | Poetry Monster
External links
Bat’s Poetry Page – more poetry by Fledermaus
Talking Writing Monster’s Page –
Batty Writing – the bat’s idle chatter, thoughts, ideas and observations, all original, all fresh
Poems in English
- Holidays by Nicolene Kissinger
- Holding my heart for YOU by Neelam Sinha
- Hemingwayan waves of time by Ndue Ukaj
- Godo Is Not Coming by Ndue Ukaj
- First kiss for Arys and Nikys by Nicole Vasilcovschi
- Fairytale by Nicole M Nugent
- Eucalyptus Grove, morning by Neal Dachstadter
- Epigoni by Neil Outar
- Enigma of A Phoenix by Neelam Dadhwal
- Dance with ME by Neelam Sinha
- Confession by Neelam Sinha
- Clashes by Ndue Ukaj
- Best Friend by Nicole M Nugent
- Ballad de soul by Neelam Sinha
- Appeal by Ndue Ukaj
- Apollo the great by Neelam Shah
- Afraid of rabbit HOLE by Neelam Sinha
- A soul’s DESIRE by Neelam Sinha
- A seed’s destiny by Neelam Sinha
- Your Eyes by Omair Bhat
More external links (open in a new tab):
Doska or the Board – write anything
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