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Fading Photographs

The days and time are unimportant
   they were real long ago
and have become fading photographs
   kept in my mind
pictures held onto like prison bars
   with no escape
memories I've folded in time
some are of lovers, some are of lost friends
some are of places I'll never see again
they're pinned to the spokes of time's turning wheel
   they come round and round
flickering shadows and shaded silhouettes
   endlessly spinning 
covered in ashes traveling through time
something to think about, there to remind
something to see when the mind is alone
pictures of yesterday that remain
fading away until they are gone
like dying grapes on a dead vine   
becoming memories of memories
   I won't remember
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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October 5, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Dear frederick, what a deeply moving and beautiful poem woven in such a seamless manner! I absolutely love how youve started the poem and ended it too. Especially lines such as “ some are of lovers, some are of lost friends some are of places I'll never see again“ so evocative and soul stirring! And i think many can also resonate with those words youv delivered “ fading away until they are gone like dying grapes on a dead vine“ a very creative simile! Love that! Thank you for sharing! Congratulations on your win
Andresen Avatar
September 10, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Yes, a journey back in time... some things are remembered and others have been forgotten a long time ago... a lovely poem - Best wishes in the contest, Frederic :) - hugs
Onclaud Avatar
September 10, 2024 at 1:01 PM
this kind of melancholy digs inside the soul, frederick...wonderfully scribed!
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September 10, 2024 at 12:15 PM
You capture the theme really well and I can feel the angst in your words.. dying grapes on a dead vine.... that is deep imagery.
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