Tag: #Memory
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Downtrodden… #Poetry #TheSundayWhirl #Wordle 650
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Downtrodden My memory is hit-and-miss It flies in and out like many broken twigs on the forest floor As I sit beneath a willow tree I wonder where the divine is, in the pattern of my life I think He gave me the leftovers and then washed His hands I feel the blood of my…
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Weirdness…
Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay Life is getting a bit weird these days. While I don’t consider myself smarter than the average bear, I do have a reasonably good memory. I love answering most of the questions on quiz shows, and at 79, I often impress my family. But… This morning, something very strange happened. I was…
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Colleen’s #Poetry Challenge…
#TankaTuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 289, 9/13/22 #SpecificForm: Shadorma
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Sweet Water… #Poetry
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Sweet Water On knees of broken glass I crawl towards the sea My home, my family lie beneath the waves The pain of having legs drives me on I reach the sweet water, my life Letting myself sink into darkness The pain gone, my tail restored I find my kingdom as I left it Father,…
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Stop Press… #Poetry
I never thought these wordswould drop onto my keyboard.I am convinced I have killed someone.I don’t remember why, or who he was.My memory, half hidden in a fog,We both held the knife.I remember he was left-handed.He lunged first, twisting away.I received a deep stab to my left thigh.He fell past me, I spun around,my knife…
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Words… #Poetry
Words, small treasuresI have many favouritesLove, kiss, cuddle, friendsPicnics, Christmas, birthdaysI write them on a cardKeeping each one safeIn my bedroom chestAt the bottom of my bedYou see, like pick and mixWhen I dip in and pull one outThe word there, a sweet memory… © anita dawes 2020