THERE IS NO MEMORY THAT WON'T FADE

The day is done,

past the line of midnight

only darkness dwells,

and I thought of Nick Drake

and his song,

his short voyage in this life,

his passing into the night -

yet here I am listening

to Longfellow's poem

I had no idea existed,

writing

             under its influence,

all my words laid down here

shaped by that longer passage,

and yet I will forget

the poem and remember

the song

               until dissolving

into the night

when the last day is done.

There is no memory

that won't fade.

02.09.2025

#Poem #Poems #Poetry #Verse

Poem Poems Poetry Verse