~ TENDER YEARS ~
In the light, the warmth
Oh, that welcoming warmth
Engulfing those tender years
The time spent working
And NOT enjoying
Those, most glorious moments
Some of the true highlights
Of one's own life
That seem to roll
Right through the mind
Like a highlight reel
As you sit back
In your rocking chair
And learn, NOT to despair
Near the end of your life
For, although time has rolled on by
There's an inkling, deepĀ inside
A kind andĀ most nourishing warmth
ThatĀ your soul does recognize
Filling your spirited awareness
With the perfect analysis
Of knowing that your creator
Has chiseled out a special welcoming
For all of your experiences
To be catalogued and cherished
And held, in that tender warmth
Of those,
Oh so Tender Years....
Tony Taylor
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Oooh yes, a lovely satisfying piece Tony, this feels like poetic comfort food, and I'm going to over indulge.Ā
lovely my friend.Ā
J
Yay!! Thank you VERY much JOHN!!
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ~ "Poetic comfort food!!..."
Please DO over-indulge my awesome friend!!..... Your "way cool" comment is VERY much appreciated!!....... Hugs-n-Smiles!!.......T xo. : )
I liked and pinned it, but for some reason it will not let me vote?
Take careĀ
J
No worries JOHN!!....theĀ LIKES andĀ the COMMENTSĀ appear immediately.... but the STARS take about 10 minutes before they appear now (for some strange reason)!!...... just some new "ghost in the machine" kinda thing!!........ smiles.......T xo. : )
What a great poem about being young.
Tony, you never cease to amaze me with your poetry. It's funny, when young, the children all want to hurry up and grow up. Then, we hit 30, 40, the dreaded, 50 and hopefully 60, and 70's. I'm almost 50, but feel much younger in heart. Ah...to be young again, what events would you change? Or what experiences would you want to relive again and again.Ā
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See Below Katina... not sure how it moved down there!!...... smiles!!...T xo : )
Lovely poem angelĀ
Thank you LINDA!!..... hugs-n-smiles!!.......T xo : )
YES!! Thank you KATINA!!......I appreciate,VERY much, your taking the time with this piece.... it was a fun write for me..... reflecting on my life is such a learning experience........ and brings a great deal of satisfaction in understanding myself in my present state of evolving into the 'silver years' of my adulthood!! (smiles)......I am SO happy getting older..... feels like I'm about to finish a Bunch of unfinished projects from my earlier life!! YAY!!......thanx again dear poet sister!!..,... Lots of Love to you and yours!!......I am your cyber-friend and admirer!!......T xo. : )
Thank you Tony.Ā
I've learned so much since being a member here. What makes this website so valuable is that it's world wide and there are a lot of different styles of creative writers. You are an amazing writer, you and your wife, I really think you two should pen a collection together. That would be so much fun I think
Awwwww Tenderly Beautiful Tony ?ā¤ļø?pinned xxx
Thank You JILL!!......I Like the "Tenderly" toss!!....... big smiles!!......T xo : )
Awwww me too luv xxxĀ
great poem
Yay ~ Thanx GREG!!...... going to check out what you've been up to lately!!...... smiles.......T xo. : )
Beautiful poem my brother. Exactly how I feel about the comfort of age and the memories of youth.Ā
NigelĀ
Dear Poet Brother NIGEL!!
I couldn't think of a more succinctly profound phrasing than what you've offered up here.....THANK YOU so much kind Sir!!....... your words are more than appreciated !!........stay groovy!!...... your ever-friend and admirer!!....... Tony xo. : )
Sometimes we derive such pleasure and joy from the simplest of things but often are so wrapped up in more complex issues in our lives that we overlook the obvious..this poem is such a gentle, comforting piece that regenerates not only the memory of past innocence but feeds the soul with its beautifully nurishing sentiments.You are, as always, an inspiration to me and many others and a breath of fresh air to read....thank you.Your good cyber friend Lodigiana xx
Wow!!... Thank you LODIGIANA!!......you too are an inspiration my friend.... not only with your poetic charm, insight, and originality... but with comments, such as these, that motivate the poet who receives them to strive for excellence!!...... you're a blessing my friend..... and I am humbled to receive such a fine review!!....thanx again!!.... stay groovy girlfriend!!..... smiles.......T xo. : )
There is nothing I can say here that has not already been said Tony, a beautiful write, thanks for sharing ?