Alternatives
By Judi Rogers
November 8, 2007
A day, a week, a month, then years;
All twenty-four of them.
A smile, a song, a sigh, and tears;
Then more of them.
Memories locked away in a treasure
Chest; Will they remain? Can they
stand the test?
Will they stand scrutiny in the
Light of day...or simply be
Remembered as child's play?
A warm hello, a fond good-bye;
A time sublime, gone in a day;
Buried deep and far away...
Not light but shadows now persist.
Love and lunacy one cannot
Resist.
Let lunacy now pervade...
With memories stored and
New ones made.
Out of the shadows memories
Turn to dust; left unattended
By time, gold turns to rust.
Someday they'll say that love
and lunacy once had its way,
And those within held in its
sway.
Somewhere the treasure still
Abides, forgotten by the winds
And tides...of days and hours
And weeks...then years
When love and lunacy appeared.
And did not subside, did not
subside.
About the author:
I am, in my mind, Garrison Keillor's favorite fan and inspired by his poetry and prose! I have been greatly influenced by his delightful/insightful books as well as the "Writers' Almanac"; desiring only to grow in wisdom and expression (comes from having raised 10 children!). A transplanted northerner with a few developed southern "roots" and a passionate love for life!
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