image from freepik.com Poem written for and submitted to “Long Shadows” poetry contest, Craig Cornish, sponsor, September 29, 2025.
DEMENTIA CASTS LONG SHADOWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ sunlight fades from the window ledge hands tremble, reaching through mist where memories dwell her memory – a moth-eaten shawl whispers cling to dusty frames, familiar faces blurred like rain on windowpanes keys forget what doors they knew chairs hold ghosts’ warm weight the clocks hands swim backward through forgotten dates footsteps echo in empty rooms long shadows cast where memories pass
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