Charmed

She has a bracelet filled with charms… Charms to remind her of what, where, when and who In fact she has so many charms She has not one bracelet…but two. You see each charm has it’s own significance, it’s own meaning only she can see. Each one has it’s own story, Ii’s own intimate memory. Some of the charms were her grandmother’s passed down and granddaughter approved… like the woman from Hawaii wearing a hula skirt that moves. But most of the charms are hers. There’s a shell, a peace sign, a musical note Her sister’s name is on one…her grandchildren on another. there’s even an elephant, and a boat Each one symbolizing a moment in her life a memory she has spun and if you have the time she’ll gladly tell you the story of each one. I’ve heard their stories many times often I stop and stare as she tells tales from a time before I knew her and others we have shared. Yes, she has two bracelets filled with charms and would you be alarmed if I told you it’s not her bracelets but her life that has been charmed. She is 66 years young with a host of memories yet to be… And I wonder if it’s time to start on bracelet number three.