John Lawless Poet Free verse

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//my thanks to James for this contest theme.  I did not meet the themes contest form but  the muse did take off with it.

Ah To Reminisce

Ah, to reminisce,
to peer through rose colored glasses
smooth the edges of
pointed encounters
tamp down the burning
embers of memory
smoldering in silent seclusion.
To change the tone
texture and import
of echoed retorts
polish the participation trophy
sitting alone on the shelf
knowing that time
does not heal
nor dreams dissipate
those moments
and yet….yes yet…
I question the roots
of such reminiscences
anecdotal recollections
based on the youthful folly
of ineptitudes inexperience.
                                           For the older I get
                                                                     the better I was.

John G. Lawless
3/18/2021

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Andrea Dietrich March 18, 2021 at 1:03 PM VERY interesting ending, John. yes, I totally get that. We recall certain things with such complete nostalgia that we fail to remember also the really super things that came after. If not for a few things wrong in my health, I think today's life is actually better right now than in my past (minus of course the people who have gone missing from my "present"). The things I can do and see today were not always possible in my youth.

Andrea Dietrich March 18, 2021 at 1:03 PM and maybe you could even end it, the better I AM