I don't ignore reality, but sometimes it is too intense for my sensitive self, so I do what I can, and try to look for the good in each moment, and in the memories as they come.

Very true @katrina-ariel, I am the same. It's not that I'm always looking back living in the past, but rather the 'rose tinted glasses' allow me to find that expression of wonder in my poetry. Looking at the world with a child's eye while considering the words and images for the poem with my adult mind ;-) Thanks for reading, I'm glad you enjoyed the article and poem.