Congratulations !
You have been awarded points.
Thank you for !
- Story Listed as: True Life For Adults
- Theme: Inspirational
- Subject: Faith / Hope
- Published: 09/21/2022
Then I No Longer Wondered
Born 1947, M, from Germantown/Ohio, United StatesI came alive
For then to strive
and then derive
this life of mine
And all along I wondered
My parents told
Me what to do
And turned my mind
To something new
And all along I wondered
I was no fool
And went to school
For then to build
My knowledge pool
And all along I wondered
I met her on
A sunny day
She stole my heart
Then went away
And all along I wondered
I got a job
And worked all day
Amongst the mob’s
Employment fray
And all along I wondered
Another one
Had come my way
Somehow this time
She came to stay
And all along I wondered
A birth, a child
And feelings wild
My sleep reduced
To quite reviled
And all along I wondered
Then came the day
My daughter’s day
The day she grew
And went away
And all along I wondered
I fought at war
At reaper’s door
And sought and hoped
To see no more
And all along I wondered
I sought escape
For smiles to make
A quiet time
Beside a lake
And all along I wondered
So many views
Incessant news
I wandered lost
Amidst the clues
And all along I wondered
And through my time
With verse and rhyme
I learned to write
Right on the dime
And all along I wondered
And as I grew
I learned and knew
A thing or two
As thinkers do
And all along I wondered
I wondered why
I wondered so
Seemed answers I
Would never know
And all along I wondered
And answers seemed
To vary so
From one to one
So who could know?
And all along I wondered
Then finally
I came to see
My answers need
To come from me
And all along I wondered
What I believed
And others not
Was unimportant
Then I thought
And started less to wonder
Then my beliefs
Solidified
Thought not the same
As yours derived
Relieved my need to wonder
Then my beliefs
Of different scope
Than yours might be
Defined my hope
Then I no longer wondered
Then I No Longer Wondered(Tom Keltner)
I came alive
For then to strive
and then derive
this life of mine
And all along I wondered
My parents told
Me what to do
And turned my mind
To something new
And all along I wondered
I was no fool
And went to school
For then to build
My knowledge pool
And all along I wondered
I met her on
A sunny day
She stole my heart
Then went away
And all along I wondered
I got a job
And worked all day
Amongst the mob’s
Employment fray
And all along I wondered
Another one
Had come my way
Somehow this time
She came to stay
And all along I wondered
A birth, a child
And feelings wild
My sleep reduced
To quite reviled
And all along I wondered
Then came the day
My daughter’s day
The day she grew
And went away
And all along I wondered
I fought at war
At reaper’s door
And sought and hoped
To see no more
And all along I wondered
I sought escape
For smiles to make
A quiet time
Beside a lake
And all along I wondered
So many views
Incessant news
I wandered lost
Amidst the clues
And all along I wondered
And through my time
With verse and rhyme
I learned to write
Right on the dime
And all along I wondered
And as I grew
I learned and knew
A thing or two
As thinkers do
And all along I wondered
I wondered why
I wondered so
Seemed answers I
Would never know
And all along I wondered
And answers seemed
To vary so
From one to one
So who could know?
And all along I wondered
Then finally
I came to see
My answers need
To come from me
And all along I wondered
What I believed
And others not
Was unimportant
Then I thought
And started less to wonder
Then my beliefs
Solidified
Thought not the same
As yours derived
Relieved my need to wonder
Then my beliefs
Of different scope
Than yours might be
Defined my hope
Then I no longer wondered
- Share this story on
- 7
Kevin Hughes
08/29/2023Brillain Tom, as you can see by the thread...we all loved it!
Smiles, Kevin
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Valerie Allen
08/29/2023Thinking, thinking-always! So many questions as we go through life. Well written. Thanks ~
ReplyHelp Us Understand What's Happening
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Shirley Smothers
08/29/2023Wondermant can be a beautiful thing. Wonderment can lead to wonderful things. I enjoyed your poem very much. Your poem has a sense of meaning. Congratulations on Short Story Star of the Day.
ReplyHelp Us Understand What's Happening
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Ricky Sholar
04/20/2023I've wondered my whole life through pardner.
Awesome piece my friend.
May your trails be free of incident.
R I C K Y
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Lillian Kazmierczak
09/21/2022Marvellous poem, cleverly written. Amazing how so few words can say so much!
ReplyHelp Us Understand What's Happening
Lillian Kazmierczak
08/29/2023Tom, I thought this poem was amazingly written! A very clever short story star of the day!
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Kevin Hughes
09/21/2022Aloha Tom,
This was just brilliant! I have often watched in wonder, and then wondered about what I watched; in tune with your poem. Lovely, just lovely.
Smiles, Kevivn
Help Us Understand What's Happening
Tom Keltner
09/21/2022Kevin, thank you so much. I regard every compliment from you as a step forward for me.
COMMENTS (11)