Forgotten Memories of My Childhood-One More

This is still my most favourite poem from grade school. I remember first reading it and thinking the author was just goofy but the one section (the bolded section) has remained in my brain and has not released. As I've aged and revisited the poem, my perpective has changed. Today I realize that it's about modern times and how we go through life each following what we think is our unique path when in fact someone in the next town is doing the exact same thing. Just think, there's another you just at the next town.

Here's the poem in its entirety (I apologize that Blogger's not allowing my edits to stick--

anyone lived in a pretty how town

anyone lived in a pretty how town

(with up so floating many bells down)

spring summer autumn winter

he sang his didn't he danced his did.

Women and men

(both little and small)

cared for anyone not at all

they sowed their isn't they reaped their same

sun moon stars rain

children guessed

(but only a few and down they forgot as up they grew

autumn winter spring summer)

that noone loved him more by more

when by now and tree by leaf

she laughed his joy she cried his grief

bird by snow and stir by still

anyone's any was all to her

someones married their everyones

laughed their cryings and did their dance

(sleep wake hope and then)

they said their nevers they slept their dream

stars rain sun moon

(and only the snow can begin to explain)

how children are apt to forget to remember

with up so floating many bells down)

one day anyone died i guess

(and noone stooped to kiss his face)

busy folk buried them side by side

little by little and was by was

all by all and deep by deep

and more by more they dream their sleep

noone and anyone earth by april

with by spirit and if by yes.

Women and men

(both dong and ding)

summer autumn winter spring

reaped their sowing and went their came

sun moon stars rain

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