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Particles of dust swirl in the lamplight
Distant footfalls echo, muted by time,
Artifice alone is giver of sight,
Moments marked only by resonant chime.
Shelves stand bulging with catalogued memory,
Recent or stored for employment’s intent.
Lost, sacrificed to time transitory,
Older sheaves left sprawling; their shelf life spent.
Dusty cracked piles of sepia and g...
Monday 2nd November 2020 11:51 am
As I get older …
As I get older …
The memories
become more painful
you would think…
so far from the source
that they would have faded to a
dot.
But they shine brighter …
Than the first inflicted blows
Like a mosquito
Bloated on blood
Saving themselves
Til now
Tuesday 25th August 2020 5:12 pm
the day of her leaving
the day of her leaving
it's a bit battered now
but I remember it when it was pristine
pages almost sticking together as they opened for the first time
faces inside
staring back
unaware of time passing
monochrome memories
family, relatives, confetti, suits, shiny shoes
daft hairstyles back-combed into oblivion
me as a small boy
...
Monday 18th July 2011 9:12 pm
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