Bethinking

The blossom

The flourish

Hitherto the withering

One backward glance

Time ravages beauty

Carlo-C-Gomez

Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Jun 5, 2026

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gideon-1

But as the blossom withers, the fruit grows and the more mature it becomes, the sweeter! :)

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Filled with emotion and truth , beautiful Carlo

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daltonite

Beautifully written! I dare say that time does offer wisdom as you have clearly shown

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Shani

You are phenomenal. Thank you for your beautiful poetry, which I have now discovered and will treasure!!! Thank you ever so much for sharing my poems and yours. Thank you! Thank you! xxx

jwdcody

Time gets everything in the end, doesn't it?

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I love the simplicity and the layers to this write.

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glenn-currier

Well done, my friend. I certainly relate. This is the time of year for backward glances and awareness of the way time ravages beauty. That last line is genius. Thanks for saying what I could not, Carlo. Happy New Year to you and yours.

Maddypb

The poem says so much but the title... the title got me!