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A Bushel Of Memories
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A Bushel Of Memories |
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Deborah1 Senior Member
since 2000-06-22
Posts 653New Hampshire |
Although her mind Is quietly slipping as age sets in I am enlightened by.. My mom Together.. Over freshly brewed hazelnut coffee We remember yesterday I listen as she harvests A bushel of memories Some jumbled.. Some precise She colors each season.. With wisdom I notice her quivering lips I sense the taste of home She talks of superstition "You always make a bed alone" "Don't ever rock an empty chair" It tickles my senses.. Like popcorn She recalls.. People, Places From Grandma's antidotes To drive-in diners Her memories burn.. Like the embers of A long winters fire Her stories comsume me She unlocks each door.. Fond flashbacks enter, some seen through.. The steamy blur of a tear |
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SpitFire Member Elite
since 2000-04-19
Posts 2396 |
~Definately book material here. I fell in total love with this poem. Wonderful writing. Be well. *Peace. |
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Hardrock Senior Member
since 2000-02-14
Posts 948New Hampshire, USA |
Deb...so beautiful. Hang on to those memories, repeat them, record them, for with time they will fade. Pass them on to your children. Hardrock |
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Portia Member
since 2000-05-18
Posts 157 |
This was lovely. The imagery is wonderful. I liked, "It tickles my senses.. / Like popcorn" and "I listen as she harvests / A bushel of memories" especially. |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Wow, Deb, just beautiful. And means so much. I have the same kind of thing with my Grandmother. Precious memories never to be lost. "If a man moves you to feel like a woman, the least you can do is let him." Merrit Malloy |
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Isis Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296Sunny Queensland |
Wow! Such imagery, a beautiful thing anyone would enjoy reading!! Wonderful imagery, and your Mom has a lifetime of jewelled memories she is sharing with you. How wonderful. It may sound silly but I find nothing more interesting than listening to old folks tell their life story in a collective way. Write it down hon, the special memories before they are lost in the sands of time. Great work  I'll tell you this...... No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn..... ~Isis~ (Goddess - Sovereign of the Spirit) |
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lotharingia Senior Member
since 2000-06-04
Posts 897saarbruecken, Germany |
I just loved this. I wish I could write poems like this! A lovely picture you paint here, much better than a picture in fact! Lotharingia "For God's sake, he's a poet. Poets are meant to feel miserable. Otherwise, what the hell are they here for? What are they going to write about?" Tom Holland |
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Deborah1 Senior Member
since 2000-06-22
Posts 653New Hampshire |
Thanks so much everyone!! I have a strong connection with my parents, my dad has passed on, but still have mom. I was one of the "extrmely" lucky children to be truly wanted and loved so very much. |
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