Amnesia
I dip my brush in autumn's orange hue
Paint my yesterdays in amber bright.
Before winter's blue can try to subdue
The treasure chest of summer's delight.
I pirouette on swirls of laughter and tears
As I tip-toe through the maze of gold,
Greedily grasping at falling souvenirs
Life's precious jewels to clutch and hold.
I string the ornaments from year to year,
Wrap them around my tree of life.
Exquisite memories so crystal clear
Protected against winter's serrated knife.
I stick my tongue out at the pallid moon
Scowling down from windswept skies.
For summer breezes in the month of June
Will expose the frigid moonlit lies.
Yesterday's stars from heaven's quilt I pluck
Tissue wrap them with infinite care.
Not leaving anything to fickle chance or luck
For losing these jewels are too much to bear.
Copyright © Heidie Buys | Year Posted 2008
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