Monday, August 22, 2011

Poem 171 - Time to say goodbye!


As I enter the car looking at my house one last time
Though excited about going to the new house, I was sad that we were leaving this one
As my sister looks too, her head right behind mine
I knew I will remember, it was the house where I had lots of fun

As we all said goodbye and as the car started
The house looked lonely, empty and sad
"Why do you need to go it asked?
Have I done something bad?"

We turned around the corner, and all we could do was remember the house
Memories flashed through my mind
I remembered, how I used to run on the stairs
And climbing the garden trees, everything did rewind

Thinking of it, I felt as if I was there
I felt a tear roll down my cheek
I had stayed there for three years, now
I looked at my sister, even her eyes did leak
-Gaurang Rao


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8 comments:

  1. Brian MillerAugust 23, 2011 at 12:09 AM

    having moved a few times in life, i know this feeling...the releasing of those places that hold such memory...nicely penned...

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  2. JJ Roa RodriguezAugust 23, 2011 at 1:46 AM

    i can really relate on this. having moved a lot of times. but there are things that we need to leave for the better and not because they are no longer good.

    sad but nice one...

    JJRod'z

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  3. MaryAugust 23, 2011 at 4:18 AM

    I have visited you from "Carry on Tuesday." Yes, it is so hard to say good-bye to a home one lived in for many years. I have had to do that as well.

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  4. R. Burnett BakerAugust 23, 2011 at 7:28 AM

    Oh my... You resurrected the memory of when, at the age of 8, we moved 600 miles from where I was born, and from my aunt, uncle, and cousins. I was so so sad. It was a passing. And I had forgotten. Thanks for reminding me of the past.

    Rick

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  5. Erratic ThoughtsAugust 23, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Oh I can totally relate to this, been there many times...and I always leave a place with heavy heart...
    Very nice Magpie, Gaurang!

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  6. Ram Mohan RaoAugust 23, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    Good - this poem moves you.

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  7. Sue JAugust 23, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    I've had two really big moves. One was at the age of ten when we changed suburbs and I thought it would be the end of everything. Of course it wasn't. The second when I moved from the UK to the other side of the globe. I suffered from homesickness, but I wouldn't be anywhere else now.

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  8. Jingle Poetry At Olive GardenAugust 31, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    sad to say goodbye when you have built ties with your loved ones.
    well done expression.

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