A Very Old Engraved Heart
LOOKING IN MY OLD ROOM, CLEANING OUT
THE HOUSE AFTER MY MOTHER ENTERED HER
FINAL REST, AS I LOOKED AT THE WALLS THAT
ONCE KNEW EVERY SECRET IN MY TENDER HEART
THE WINDOW THAT I WOULD LOOK OUT, AND SEE
THE STREET LIGHT BELOW DANCE MAGICLY WITH
SHADOWS OF SO MANY SUMMER EVENINGS THAT
CARRIED MY MIND TO A TRANQUIL SLUMBER
CLEANING OUT THE OLD ROOM, HAD REALLY
BROUGHT BACK ALOT OF HAPPY MEMORIES,
AND WITH A WARM SMILE I CLEANED THE CLOSET
SHELF FILLED WITH DUST AND SAW ON THE
SIDE THERE WAS A HEART ENGRAVED WITH
TWO YOUNG LOVERS NAME WITH AN ARROW MARKED
FOREVER..... I STOPPED, AND THE MUSIC SANG IN MY
HEART, AS I THEN WONDERED IN MY MIND DAYS
WHEN LIFE WAS SO SWEETER AND INNOCENT
NOW, I HAVE CLEANED AND EMPTIED THIS ROOM
FOR THE LAST BUT AS I CLOSED THE DOOR
I STOPPED AND WENT BACK TO THE CLOSET,
AND TOUCHED A VERY OLD ENGRAVED HEART.......
Copyright © Bonnie Collins | Year Posted 2008
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