Atlantis Revisited

When I wrote the poem "Atlantis", it had a different title, or rather, it had no title. It was just one of those poems I create when the Muse drops by for a surprise visit and I just have to make room for her or else miss out on a wonderful creative spark. So, it was a delightful surprise (again!) for me when I saw the Anthony Hopkins movie, "Hearts in Atlantis" and I was "gripped" by it.

Sir Anthony Hopkins delivered a superb performance as Ted Brautigan, the mysterious loner who befriended Bobby Garfield (played by Anton Yelchin)and his two friends, Carol and Sully.

It is a film about one man's memories of a childhood summer made even more memorable by his friendship with Ted, his first kiss with his best friend, mysteries discovered, standing up to his mother, and moving out of their home and onto a future yet to be revealed.

It is based on a Stephen King story, which is not entitled "Hearts in Atlantis", but "Low Men in Yellow Coats." (For more trivia, click here.)

There are many wonderful quotes from the movie, my favorites are:

Ted Brautigan: Sometimes when you're young, you have moments of such happiness, you think you're living in someplace magical, like Atlantis must have been? then we grow up and our hearts break into two.

Bobby Garfield: It's funny how when you're a kid, a day can last forever. Now, all these years seem just like a blink.

(For more quotes, click here.)

So have you revisited your own Atlantis lately?