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Topic: Memory (07/10/08)
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TITLE: I Dine With Memory | Previous Challenge Entry
By Laura Anne Harrison
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And all the Yesterdays
are my special guests.
I sit quietly and watch
the Forefathers of the Present
feast lavishly upon Today,
as if to welcome me
into the former times
of their bygone realm.
I silently observe
as they spread
the bread of Today
with souvenirs,
mementos,
and keepsakes
of Times Past.
I pay close attention
as they fill
the cups of Existing Time
with whispering echoes
of faraway sounds,
exuberant laughter,
and hushed crying.
I listen and I hear murmurs
of what might have been
had all the Yesterdays
lived a little longer Today.
In their hands are photographs
of what used to be.
On their feet are sandals
that have left footprints for the Now.
What shall I do
when Memory has supped
and finished its meal
and walked away
into a Silent Night
where I cannot feel?
What shall I do
when Memory has closed
and locked its door
and left with me
the Nevermore?
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