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Destiny Nicole
Junior Member

since 2001-04-04

Posts 19
USA

0 posted 2001-04-14 04:17 PM

The Box

Under my bed,
on the right side
is a box.

Old and dusty,
it hasn't been opened
for awhile.

Inside lie memories
of pain,
love,
heartaches
and laughter.
Tears, both of joy
and sadness.

One day,
I decided to open it
and reminisce.

I lifted the lid,
flipped through photos,
newspaper clippings,
and the old
birthday cards.

On the bottom,
under
everything else,
just what I feared.

The oldest memory.

The one that started
the box.

An obituary, Franklin D. Godbee.
My grandfather.
He made the box
for me.

Together
we stained it.

Oh God, how I remember!

The pain
is too strong,

I close the lid,
slide the box back under the bed,
on the right side,
where it remains to this day.

Sven

Member Laureate

since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

1 posted 2001-04-14 05:03 PM

never to be forgotten. . .

from the heart. . . excellent. . .

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To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world.

Auguste

Member Elite

since 2000-02-16

Posts 3953
By the sea

2 posted 2001-04-14 05:53 PM

Destiny,

Wonderful story of love of family, tender and nicely done. Thanks for sharing this special memory, my friend.

Michael

Proust-
"Love is space and time measured by the heart"

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

3 posted 2001-04-14 05:57 PM

Destiny, a quite mysterious poem...deep with meaning, one way or the other....

but a good write....

for some reason, I am compelled to send some {{{{hugs}}}}

Sun

Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

4 posted 2001-04-14 06:23 PM

Memories can be painful. Take it out again and wait for the good ones. Joyce

elizabeth anne
Member

since 2001-03-29

Posts 83

5 posted 2001-04-14 08:43 PM

Very touching..sad... bittersweet..

Elizabeth Anne

Destiny Nicole
Junior Member

since 2001-04-04

Posts 19
USA

6 posted 2001-04-17 11:41 PM

Thanks guys you are all so wonerful to me I feel like I owe everybody apologys I really don't write like I should Thank you again, Keep writing although I don't always comment I am always reading.

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