A While Ago by russ mckay



It's seldom now that you remember
Whether years ago or last December
I hope that somewhere in your mind
Are memories that you've left behind

Those happy thoughts we made together
A vow of love to last forever
Sharing good times with the bad
Vowing now to NOT be sad

Two days ago you said my name
Yet no two days are quite the same
But today you made it all worthwhile
When I walked in and saw you smile

YOU are the YES in yesterday

About this poem

A friend's wife had Alzheimers and I wrote this after a comment that he made.

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Written on June 20, 2019

Submitted by RussMcKay on October 19, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB AACC DDEE X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 434
Words 89
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 1

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