In the Attic Rafter

Dreams of a child
stored in a box,
up in the attic rafter.

Those of a child
that once was,
faintly hear a child's laughter.

Childhood memories
put up here,
many years before.

Sorting through
this dusty box,
sitting on the attic floor.

Pieces of a life,
hopes and dreams
shattered.

Te box of a child,
that only to you
mattered.

Heart still aches
for the child
God took away.

Softly, your tears
fall like rain,
as they did on that day!

Memories of a child's laughter
in a box up in the rafter,
remain for eternity and after.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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