Monday 26 August 2024

The Power of Memories

What memories do you recall?

Some Latin tag, etched on a wall?

Love letter penned by youthful hand?

Lyrics sung by Sixties’ band?

 

A catch phrase overused at school?

A reprimand unjust and cruel?

Somehow, and we don’t know why

Memories bring back times gone by.

 

Heard out of context, they still spark

Deep feelings hidden in our heart

Perhaps a dear friend passed away

Yet we can hear her words today.

 

We try to keep on even keel

But cannot control how we feel

Such memories can hit us hard

Perhaps that’s why I am a Bard! 


(c) Poet in the woods 2024




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