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Faded

FADED

I was visible once
but now one of the forgotten ones.
I faded away slowly
imperceptibly,
like the once vibrant colour of blue jeans.
My edges frayed 
as I walked along the road of fleeting popularity.
I felt my fabric thinning
until I became comfortable.
It made me kinda cool in a way.
I was paired with shirts and sweaters
until a time later other clothes seemed better.
My holes became too noticeable,
instead of somewhat perceptible.
The day came
when I was just a bit out of style.
So you washed and folded me
carefully put me on a shelf.
After all, I was a favourite.
No one wants to throw a favourite away.
Right there in the closet I stayed,
next to all the pretty new things.
I waited
craving  the day 
you might wear me again.
But somehow,
things just are what they are.
Faded old blue jeans
inexplicably disappear.
If you ever do find them
you smile and remember
how they made you feel.
Sadly though,
when you try them on,
they just don't fit anymore.

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Karen Jones

Date: 10/2/2023 3:22:00 AM

Ha! Enjoyed this. Just now reading because I had been away from the soup for months. I do that. Stay away months then return engaged fully. Then leave again. Lol. Belated congrats on potw.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 10/2/2023 6:27:00 AM

Thanks for the congrats and for your visit.

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 9/10/2023 6:23:00 AM

Back with huge congrats on POTW with this keeper Richard! :)

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/10/2023 6:58:00 AM

Thanks so much.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 9/8/2023 1:04:00 AM

- Congratulations on your p.o.t.w., Richard :) - hugs

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/8/2023 4:59:00 AM

Thanks my friend.

Paulette Calasibetta

Date: 9/7/2023 7:48:00 AM

Love your creative way of acknowledging aging.....congratulations on your POTW. Paulette

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/7/2023 11:07:00 AM

Thanks for giving my poem a read.

John Lawless

Date: 9/7/2023 5:33:00 AM

BUT WAIT....They are cutting holes in their blue jeans now.....to make them look...you know....like...kinda.....worn, and worthy of admiration. Great write Richard...I think most over 40 can relate

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/7/2023 7:10:00 AM

Thanks for stopping by John.

Daisy Meadows

Date: 9/6/2023 3:15:00 AM

Congratulations on your POTW. Well done.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/7/2023 7:11:00 AM

Thanks for reading.

Malabika Ray Choudhury

Date: 9/4/2023 6:18:00 PM

Congratulations, Richard, on your brilliant POTW. We get attached to some clothing, and simply can not get rid of it, because of the memories it brings. Beautiful Personification - enjoyed this fabulous piece.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/5/2023 5:14:00 AM

So true. Thanks for the read and commenting congrats. ;0)

Tom Woody

Date: 9/4/2023 5:18:00 AM

Nice personification Richard. Seen a lot of these lately. My wife would like this. She can't throw away anything lol

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/4/2023 6:03:00 AM

Kind of like us guys and underwear. *lol*

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 9/4/2023 1:34:00 AM

Back with congratulations on your well deserved award for poem of the week… Belle

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/4/2023 6:01:00 AM

Much appreciated. It was a pleasant surprise.

Bill Baker

Date: 9/3/2023 8:50:00 PM

I have a couple of pairs of jeans just as you subscribe ... folded in a drawer. I pull them out a few times a year to try them on ... they just seem to have lost their ability to stretch. lol Congratulations on your POTD, Rick. Enjoy your special week of recognition! Bill

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/4/2023 6:00:00 AM

Good one. My new jeans are a stretchy material. Thanks for reading and commenting.

Brandy Nicole

Date: 9/3/2023 5:57:00 PM

Your words are a treasure, indeed ! Not folded and placed on a shelf, but shinning like a chandelier; for all to enjoy. Congratulations Richard, on Poem of the Week. My best to you. :) Hugs, Brandy

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/3/2023 6:56:00 PM

Thanks so much. It was a pleasant surprise. Hugs Rick.

Susan Lawrence

Date: 9/3/2023 3:32:00 PM

Back with congratulations on POTW ! Hugs, Susan :)

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/3/2023 5:14:00 PM

Much appreciated.

Tania Kitchin

Date: 9/3/2023 12:48:00 PM

Richard, a well penned poem, we all have that one favorite pair of jeans and wish they would fit forever, congratulations on POTW!

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/3/2023 12:59:00 PM

Thanks Tania.

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 9/3/2023 9:29:00 AM

Gosh Richard. I still wear my old jeans - to heck with trendy - give me classic! Seriously, metaphorically beautiful and eloquently written. Congratulations on POTW! :)

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/3/2023 10:59:00 AM

Thanks so much. Great comment.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 9/3/2023 7:44:00 AM

Congratulations on your POTW win. A wonderful/true write. Great ending. I must say, some are not jeans but still loved. Have a blessed day writing away.......................

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/3/2023 10:59:00 AM

You as well, thanks.

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 9/3/2023 6:36:00 AM

My favourite jeans are faded and folded, I hope to wear them again one day, I know they won’t fit, but one can wish. Enjoyed the read, congratulations on receiving the honour of poem of the week… Belle

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/3/2023 10:58:00 AM

Thanks Belle, what a pleasant surprise.

Vijay Pandit

Date: 9/3/2023 6:09:00 AM

Back with BIG congrats on POTD, Richard. Enjoy your special week!

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/3/2023 6:18:00 AM

What a wonderful surprise. Thanks for letting me know.

The Aura Rhymes

Date: 9/3/2023 5:52:00 AM

Beautifully expressed .

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/3/2023 5:56:00 AM

Thanks for reading. I tend to be a bit more verbose. I appreciate the brevity you write with.

Sally Eslinger

Date: 9/2/2023 11:45:00 AM

This reminded me that the truly classic most often is sourced in what is truly familiar. In my area, we hippies were the 1st generation who made jeans urban as opposed to being “farmer’s clothes” before. & we did wear them stiff to smooth. This is a lovely & like jeans, comfortable poem, tho no to fold away. Thanks too for stopping by my pg XOX

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/2/2023 1:51:00 PM

My pleasure. I’m pleased you enjoyed my poem. ;0)

Susan Lawrence

Date: 9/2/2023 7:28:00 AM

The nuances of life lived , enjoyed in style and popularity brought to sensation by your favorite blue jeans . Deep, thoughtful and a bit melancholy. Memories of time gone by . I loved taking this journey with you . I love memories of my favorite jeans . I have missed your poems Richard. I hope you are smiling . Hugs, Susan :)

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/2/2023 10:31:00 AM

Hi Susan, yes I am smiling. Thanks for your visit.

Brandy Nicole

Date: 9/1/2023 8:22:00 PM

Faded, but not forgotten. Life is filled with patches, moments placed on a shelf. Always remember that, memories last forever. My best to you, Richard. :) Hugs, Brandy

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/2/2023 10:32:00 AM

To you as well. Great comment. Thanks for the visit.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/1/2023 5:10:00 PM

I really love this kind of poem. I still recall my favorite bell bottoms and it bums me out I don't know how they disappeared

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/2/2023 10:33:00 AM

I remember my bell bottom jeans and my platform shoes. I’m pleased you enjoyed my poem Andrea.

Warren Doll

Date: 9/1/2023 1:32:00 PM

Richard, great poetry. Could be about clothes, people, aging- yes.? Best wishes~ Warren.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/1/2023 1:49:00 PM

Thanks Warren.

Vijay Pandit

Date: 9/1/2023 7:04:00 AM

So you washed and folded me carefully put me on a shelf. After all, I was a favorite. No one wants to throw a favorite away---superb vocabulary, Richard. An awesome metaphoric write that also speaks eloquently to journey of life.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 9/1/2023 10:03:00 AM

Much appreciated my friend.