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Sunday 27 January 2019

Poetry: A Year Ago Today

Bumped up to share with  Poetry Pantry , originally posted 21/9/2010

A year ago today
Didn't expect to feel this way
Forlorn and ashamed
No one else to blame
Photo source: Pixabay

A year ago today
Why did it end that way
Lies and deceit
No thoughts of who would weep

A year ago today
No one standing in my way
Hearts trampled in my wake
Their give, to my take

A year ago today
Gave my old life away
Too late to explain
My excuses, no ones gain

A year ago today
A new life on its way
His love will find a way
To guide me through this day


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68 comments:

  1. Whitesnake21 September 2010 at 19:07

    I love you unconditionally babe xxxx

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  2. KB22 September 2010 at 07:22

    Thanks for getting me through the day babe. Love ya xxxx

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  3. Anonymous22 September 2010 at 07:43

    Awh that's sweet. :O)

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  4. KB22 September 2010 at 08:04

    Thanks Madeleine.

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  5. Maureen22 September 2010 at 09:52

    I like the sense of acceptance here and how it resolves into the finding of love again.

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  6. Anonymous22 September 2010 at 09:55

    Beautiful. Love and Light, Sender

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  7. Anonymous22 September 2010 at 10:05

    I can relate to this .. you always touch my memories with such words :)

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  8. anthonynorth22 September 2010 at 10:14

    Emotional commitment. can't beat it.

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  9. Beachanny22 September 2010 at 10:35

    So uplifting. Everyone needs to realize that we have the ability to turn any thing around, change, choose another road. Now is always the fork in the road. Thanks,
    Gay (@beachanny)

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  10. Brian Miller22 September 2010 at 11:13

    nice one shot...a year ago today sounds like you made a hard right turn...but not alone...smiles.

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  11. Monkey Man22 September 2010 at 11:35

    Anniversary of ???? You leave us hanging. Great One Shot, KB. My "Tick Clack" One Shot is HERE.

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  12. Desert Rose22 September 2010 at 11:45

    very sweet, touchy! God bless you both..:)

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  13. dustus22 September 2010 at 12:22

    Such a touching ending that certainly does not end with the last line.

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  14. KB22 September 2010 at 13:55

    Maureen - you read me perfectly.

    LadyN - love it when that happens.

    Sender, Ant - thank you.

    Gay - I totally agree with you.

    Brian - couldn't have done it alone *smiles to you*

    MM - a year ago, I left my marriage of 15 years.

    Rose - thank you.

    Dustus - the ending was just the beginning.

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  15. Glynn22 September 2010 at 15:19

    Tender, loving -- and just a year ago today. Nice one.

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  16. KB22 September 2010 at 15:22

    Glad you enjoyed it, Glynn.

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  17. G-Man22 September 2010 at 17:39

    Karen....
    SMILE...we've been friends a lomg time...I'm so glad to see you happy

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  18. KB22 September 2010 at 17:41

    Sweet G - wrote this yesterday when I was feeling a bit sorry for myself. Am all smiles again today. Have a great week my friend x

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  19. Shashidhar Sharma22 September 2010 at 19:48

    I liked it so much....

    ॐ नमः शिवाय
    Om Namah Shivaya

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  20. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall23 September 2010 at 00:25

    a story lingers...
    beautiful job!

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  21. Claudia23 September 2010 at 00:58

    i love the turn at the end with all the hope and heart you put in one line..

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  22. SuziCate23 September 2010 at 01:06

    Lovely. As difficult as change is, sometimes it is the greatest gift we can give ourselves.

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  23. Jadey23 September 2010 at 02:38

    Hey there you two lovebirds. Its so good to see people in love. Just wanted to let you know I have a new blog and I am back woo hoo so spread the word and come and visit me please. www.willowbreezerocks.blogspot.com

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  24. Bubba23 September 2010 at 04:00

    Love is like a bad penny - it always keeps turning up - er, except that it's not bad. Yeah, that too.

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  25. John (@bookdreamer)23 September 2010 at 05:02

    Are any of us in the place we thought we would be in the past? Thanks for reading and commenting on my poem. Hope your week goes well.

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  26. Marshy23 September 2010 at 06:21

    a year ago today...and what an anniversary you can now share...cheers pete

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  27. Anonymous23 September 2010 at 07:36

    The past is a prologue, when we decide to change, a new chapter(s) opens...new journeys begin. Fold the map of remembrance and create another, even better one. Thanks for stopping by.

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  28. PattiKen23 September 2010 at 07:51

    Very intriguing poem, KB. But from the exchange between you and Whitesnake, it sounds as if it all came out well in the end. Nice One Shot.

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  29. KB23 September 2010 at 10:44

    Thanks so much everyone.

    Jadey is that you? I will come by and see you.

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  30. Maude Lynn24 September 2010 at 10:26

    This is lovely!

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  31. Sandra Heska King26 September 2010 at 14:57

    Ditto what Maureen said. You are blessed.

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  32. KB30 September 2010 at 15:48

    I think so.

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  33. Mary27 January 2019 at 12:56

    Really we don't know what each year will bring, do we? When we look back a year, sometimes it is amazing the changes that the year has brought. So much unexpected. Some good, and some bad. Some things end. Some things begin. Life throws us a curve ball sometimes & then brings us back!

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  34. Sherry Blue Sky27 January 2019 at 14:11

    It is amazing what a difference a year makes. I enjoyed your poem, and especially loved his comment about unconditional love. That is awesome.

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  35. Marja27 January 2019 at 16:14

    Very touching Karen I enjoyed reading this

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  36. magiceye27 January 2019 at 18:37

    The story of 'moving on' :)

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  37. Christine27 January 2019 at 18:57

    This flows so easily, nice poem.

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  38. Lady Fi27 January 2019 at 19:42

    Nicely written!

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  39. Thotpurge27 January 2019 at 21:12

    Glad to see the positive note at the end!

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  40. Gattina27 January 2019 at 23:43

    Very touching poem !

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  41. Vivian Zems28 January 2019 at 00:37

    Written by a true soldier of life. We live, we try, we hurt....but we must move along with time. I sense the pain, loss, hurt and hope here.
    Well penned. Onto Tomorrow!

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  42. Rommy28 January 2019 at 03:41

    Endings can be devastating, but there is always that chance to rebuild something stronger than the original.

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  43. carol l mckenna28 January 2019 at 04:17

    Lovely and sooo creative ~ ^_^

    Happy Day to you,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  44. brudberg28 January 2019 at 04:39

    A year can mean so many changes, and even if ends are painful, new beginning can make everything better.

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  45. annell428 January 2019 at 04:52

    A year ago today"...it all sems so long ago, and yet it was only yesterday." Life can turn on a dime...

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  46. Al28 January 2019 at 05:58

    Very powerful. Wishing you healing.

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  47. Meditations in Motion28 January 2019 at 06:21

    Oh so sorry! The poem is powerful and moving. Loved the poem, hate the pain!

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  48. Vicki28 January 2019 at 06:27

    I can feel the strength throughout the lines of this powerful poem.

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  49. Magaly Guerrero28 January 2019 at 06:45

    The repetition make it sound like a mixture of prayer and a promise. There has been loss, and it hurts, but hope still remains...

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  50. Lois28 January 2019 at 07:41

    Lovely poem. A year ago is not that long anymore it seems.

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  51. Bill28 January 2019 at 08:15

    A beautifully written poem!

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  52. ZQ28 January 2019 at 08:25

    A beautiful "Prayer"
    ZQ

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  53. Gillena Cox28 January 2019 at 11:06

    A year ago huh, lessons learnt, live goes on.
    Happy Sunday

    Much💟love

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  54. Wendy Bourke28 January 2019 at 13:59

    An intriguing, well rendered piece. 'A year ago today Gave my old life away' … an awesome line that gave me pause. We give our old lives away - I think - in years, and months and days … sometimes in seconds.

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  55. Colleen Looseleaf28 January 2019 at 14:15

    Nice to know it was a year ago and not today!

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  56. Sarah Russell28 January 2019 at 18:37

    Ah, the tentativeness of a new start in life, wondering if it’s right, what you’ve left behind... Lovely!

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  57. Rosemary Nissen-Wade28 January 2019 at 19:38

    Nice to be in a position to look back from a better vantage-point.

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  58. Myrna R.29 January 2019 at 04:57

    Lovely poem of love. Made me wonder about myself a year ago today.

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  59. Jeanna30 January 2019 at 16:26

    Happy Anniversary Day and don't feel too guilty for having a bit of a yell.

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  60. Julian3 February 2019 at 21:27

    Thanks for sharing your heartfelt poem

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  61. Old Egg3 February 2019 at 22:09

    It is very important to have your own voice and way of life without others trying to alter you. There will always be some sadness in our lives, hopefully we can always deal with it.

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  62. Anita Sabat3 February 2019 at 23:15

    A year ago was different from today.
    Much has changed along the way.
    Everyday is a new day! :)
    My WOW Gadgets - Anita

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  63. Gillena Cox4 February 2019 at 02:53

    Nice flow, feelings expressed so honestly.
    Luv it.

    Happy Sunday

    much love...

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  64. Truedessa4 February 2019 at 03:34

    A year ago today, a milestone in the journey, I am sure. Hopefully, the road has brought new found joy and adventures.

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  65. annell44 February 2019 at 04:20

    I love the line, that runs through your poem..."A year ago today..." A year can be a long time, a life time, or not time at all. Loved this poem.

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  66. Magical Mystical Teacher4 February 2019 at 07:23

    So much can happen in a year. It's always (well, almost always) good to be still and take stock of the year that's just passed and see how far we've come, and to celebrate what has improved in that time.

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  67. tonispencer4 February 2019 at 08:01

    A year sounds brief compared to the many but a year holds so much. In one year I lost my mother and a dear cousin and three friends yo suicide yet you put hope at the end of this poem. Hope is right where it should be.

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  68. Vivian Zems4 February 2019 at 10:37

    A year is long...but also very short- a matter of days. It's a blessing to be able to tell the tale.

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