Losing Youth (link to poem)
by Meiko
Author's note:
I took the challenge to write a poem, and my theme is youth. I emphasized the
fear of becoming an adult. I referred to "What is a youth," a song of
the movie of Romeo and Juliet in 1968. Though my poem is not about love,
I tried to express the evanescence of the song. I want to improve the
rhythm and rhyme of my poem. I hope you enjoy it!
Meiko,
ReplyDeleteI liked it how you had questions in you poem.
Becoming an adult is I think a theme that we all at some point think about, especially now when we are about to become 20.
I was able to read your poem smoothly and I liked the comfortable rhythm.
Thanks Uka :)
ReplyDeleteI really glad to recieve a reader's comment.
and I'm happy that you liked its rhythm!
My favorite part is the last few lines.
ReplyDeleteWhat is youth?
Is it only dreaming time?
A limited spring?
How scared it ends IN THE NEAR future
We fear to lose youth
How true!
Now that I am not really young or in youth anymore, I guess my feeling is...use your youth (before you start a family, anyway) to put yourself in a variety of sceneries and meet a large variety of people, even if you have to risk some things or borrow money to do that.