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:
- Pied Beauty by Ted Hughes
- South London Sketch poem – John Betjeman poems
- Couplet 7 poem – Amir Khusro poems | Poems and Poetry
- Sculpture of Debris on the Waterfront by Martina Reisz Newberry
- Thought. by Walt Whitman
- Владимир Маяковский – Увеличивается ли питание Москвы… (Главполитпросвет №234)
- English Poetry. Thomas Moore. From “The Odes of Anacreon”. Ode 56. Томас Мур.
- Ballade Of The Summer Term poem – Andrew Lang poems
- Омар Хайям – Будь камнем твердым я
- Олег Сердобольский – Задумал слово я такое
- Main to piya say naina lada aayi ray poem – Amir Khusro poems | Poems and Poetry
- Юрий Галансков – Шиповник
- Ольга Берггольц – Ты будешь ждать
- Владимир Высоцкий – Моя клятва (Первый стих)
- Winter Dream poem – Aldous Huxley 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
- Holding On by Satish Verma
- Hepatica by Satish Verma
- Haltering by Satish Verma
- Half-Man by Satish Verma
- Gyrations by Satish Verma
- Green Circle by Satish Verma
- Gray Dawn by Satish Verma
- Glitches by Satish Verma
- GESTURES by Satish Verma
- Furious Wounds by Satish Verma
- Flirting by Satish Verma
- Flickering Dream by Satish Verma
- Fierce Mooning by Satish Verma
- Father’s Day by Satish Verma
- Faces by Satish Verma
- EXISTENTIAL DILEMMMA by Satish Verma
- Eternal Drift by Satish Verma
- Entranced by Satish Verma
- Enigmatic by Satish Verma
- Engagements by Satish Verma
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Doska or the Board – write anything
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