Cherish All

lavender memories ~ quivering dewdrops on lotus-leaves,  yet ever-lasting.  I cherish them, not let them slip away.               I cherish  a delightful picture of a nervous rookie school-teacher,  excited and thrilled, beaming and apprehensive,  on a bright crisp fall morning,  surrounded by her enthusiastic giggling students ....  I cherish  an invaluable handwritten letter by  my ailing father, from the hospital-bed,  who never failed to inspire courage,,  telling me to continue creative writing against all odds..  I cherish  a gold brooch, intricately designed,  gorgeous with iridescent pearls and radiant corals,  elegantly worn by my mother, a blushing young bride  on her wedding day... I cherish  a poem, lyrical and moving ...  describing her favourite flower - demure jasmine ..  fragrant, exuding mystifying aroma ...  penned by my childhood friend  I cherish a dried rose,  ravishing ruby-red when fresh,  saved, by a young fluttering heart, inside a diary of teenage years,  (only she can still smell the faint scent),  emanating crimson adoration  of a bashful boy - who never knew - she did. April 4, 2021 Inspired by "Writing Prompt - Cherish" Poetry Contest Sponsor: Constance La France FIRST PLACE