Echoes of the Distant Past

Sounds of distant years

form vibrations in my ears.

They bring echoes from life behind

and impress memories in my mind.

Hearts tingle in succession

and flood my body with emotion

at the presence of an event or friend

real or imagined again and again.

The Spirit wails and wails

in search of twice-told tales

filling empty spaces with similarity

of a past life seen with clarity.

Will my life in the course of time

repeat itself like poetry in rhyme?

Or find a new path to take

that NO ONE, but I, can imitate!

                                     Sam Oliver