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:
- The Dead Woman poem – Pablo Neruda
- Summer Stillness poem – Aldous Huxley poems | Poetry Monster
- Гавриил Державин – Надежда на бога
- Now That You’re Gone by Roberto Cocina
- Владимир Солоухин – Вдоль берегов Болгарии прошли мы
- In Memoriam A. H. H.: 2. Old Yew, which graspest at the sto poem – Lord Alfred Tennyson poems
- “Avaunt All Specious Pliancy Of Mind” by William Wordsworth
- The Dragon & The Undying by Siegfried Sassoon
- Drink of This Cup by Thomas Moore
- Devotion to Duty by Siegfried Sassoon
- Ольга Ермолаева – Этот позорный ужас
- Шекспир – По совести скажи – Сонет 10
- Владимир Бенедиктов – Не трать огня напрасных убеждений
- My Friend’s Light poem – Andrei Voznesensky poems
- Федор Сологуб – В норе темно и мглисто
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
- Daybreak In A Garden by Siegfried Sassoon
- David Cleek by Siegfried Sassoon
- Counter-Attack by Siegfried Sassoon
- Conscripts by Siegfried Sassoon
- Concert Party by Siegfried Sassoon
- Companions by Siegfried Sassoon
- Butterflies by Siegfried Sassoon
- Break of Day by Siegfried Sassoon
- Bombardment by Siegfried Sassoon
- Blind by Siegfried Sassoon
- Blighters by Siegfried Sassoon
- Before the Battle by Siegfried Sassoon
- Before Day by Siegfried Sassoon
- Battalion-Relief by Siegfried Sassoon
- Base Details by Siegfried Sassoon
- Banishment by Siegfried Sassoon
- Autumn by Siegfried Sassoon
- Attack by Siegfried Sassoon
- At Daybreak by Siegfried Sassoon
- At Carnoy by Siegfried Sassoon
More external links (open in a new tab):
Doska or the Board – write anything
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