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Topic: Mother (as in maternal parent) (04/24/08)
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TITLE: First Memory | Previous Challenge Entry
By Thomas Kappel
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memories
of her
but I cannot find the first
although
I’ve searched and searched
There is no beginning
she was always there
in truth of fact
always there
before and
from the first moment
so no first memory
But oh so many
following one on one
tumbling over each other
an unbroken
waterfall of pictures
no film
or camera
or digital file
can touch
Still I crank the handle
over and over
backwards
of the images
on the old life picture
machine
pausing as
each memory
holds not only
an image
but emotions
and
feelings
of love, warmth, happiness,
joy,
and sometimes sadness
I turn the handle
slow at first
and then faster and faster
as memories fly past
and I find I am still
looking for the one
the first
memory
Why?
What’s so important
about
a
first memory
of her?
They say memories
are what are written
in the
book of life
every night while you
sleep
with no conscious
mind
to interfere
So, I want to make sure
I know and can remember
my very first memory
the beginning
the start
and carry forward
into eternity
the complete
total
memory
firmly
beginning
to end
of
me
and
my
Mother
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