Yesterday and Today
Thoughts
Today I thought of yesterday
of love and lives and loss,
of times long past and friends since passed on.
Today I thought of yesteryear
of family’s unspoken words,
and of words that should have forever remained tattooed to loose tongues.
Today, when I reminisce on the yesterdays and yesteryears,
I think of the moments with smiles longs past but never forgotten
and tears long shed but still sitting in a collection bucket in my heart.
Smiles that still reach through the fickle window of time and replicate themselves on my lips today.
Tears that spill from that bucket into my soul,
dampening my eyes with beloved or tortured yesterdays.
Today, I think of tomorrow and wonder what it will bring through the love and lives of lost yesterdays.
Through the thoughts unspoken
and the words that unwelcomely spewed from faded tattooed tongues.
Through the smiles
and through the tears.
Then I realize that everyone of those lost yesterdays
led me to who I am today.
And I smile.
For when tomorrow comes,
when the stars close their tired eyes
and the sun greets the morning with its amber smile,
I will have yet another yesterday
to add to the memory chest in my mind.
And my heart will be grateful that my today will be
just another glimpse of who I am tomorrow,
until it becomes yet another yesterday.
About the Creator
Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
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Comments (46)
I truly loved this. It's got a life of its own and the line: "tears long shed but still sitting in a collection bucket in my heart" totally grabbed a skipped heartbeat from me. Great poem! Congratulations on a much deserved Top Story!
Well said and insightful. ❤️
"Smiles that still reach through the fickle window of time and replicate themselves on my lips today." What a powerful line and so true more and more everyday - well done and congrats!
Wow that was really amazing! And so insightful and inspirational! Excellent job and so deserving of a top story. Makes me want to look to all the tomorrows with hope!
Wooohooooo congratulations on your Top Story my friend! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Great poem..! Congratulations on top story...
So softly melancholy and deep, truly lovely! Congratulations on top story
Congratulations on your Top Story,
Beautifully done, Cathy. Congrats on the Top Story!
Great to see it up front! Came back to say congratulations 🎊
Your poem is beautiful and I love this sentiment. 💖
Congratulations on a well deserved Top Story (poem)
This is beautifully done! Congrats on the TS.
Congratulations on Topstory so Happy for You !!💚💚💚💚
Congratulations on top story Cathy 🥰😇🥰
This is a very thoughtful poem, Cathy. It is well-written and very well-expressed. It is a really good poem.
A lovely TS. Congrats Cathy, your always digging deep with your pieces.
This is a very beautiful poem. I especially enjoyed the lines “I will have yet another yesterday / to add to the memory chest in my mind.” It’s very reflective and inspirational. Congrats on the Top Story!
Congrats on an incredible top story, Cathy! 💞
Wonderfully written and so profound!! Congratulations on Top Story!!💙Anneliese
Congratulations on your Top Story🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I read this the other day and apparently I didn't comment, probably because I was at work and sneek peeking and intended to read it properly when I got home. I am so glad that it became top story as I've got to read your beautiful words twice! Congratulations! 🤍
Such a beautiful poem! Perfectly captures a life that has so far been well lived with lots of love and so much to be grateful for, even the tears.
Well Written My Dear...... Great One.......Congratulations on your Top Story
So glad I found this while catching up on FB notifications today! This is absolutely beautifully written and the message is poetry in itself.