Emile Pinet Poet Quatrain

Incomplete Recollections

A plethora of fond memories forms
the foundation for time to build upon.
But dementia is a mental decay:
and those precious moments are all but gone.

Your unique persona has dwindled to
a few fragments of the person you were.
And time keeps shuffling the missing pieces
as your reality begins to blur.

Your identity, stolen by old age,
has left you feeling confused and afraid.
And you can't recognize the ones you love:
friends that you count on for comfort and aid.

It's sad when the mind begins to falter,
severing a lifetime of connections.
And there is no escaping Alzheimer's
prison of incomplete recollections.

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Brenda Chiri February 6, 2022 at 1:34 AM Emile congrats on your win!;) Emile Pinet February 6, 2022 at 8:34 AM Thanks, Brenda, I appreciate it my friend, Emile.

L Milton Hankins February 5, 2022 at 10:28 AM Such an incredible description of this dreaded disease which steals one's memories and consequently one's life experiences. Superb writing, as usual. I'm just starting Scattered Thoughts. Although my body is a mess, so far my mind is sound! Thank God! Emile Pinet February 5, 2022 at 1:11 PM Thanks, Milt, hang in there, we will all get through this madness in one piece, sooner or later, or at least I hope so, my friend, Emile.

Anne-Lise Andresen September 30, 2020 at 5:46 AM - Congratulations on your win ... an excellent writing, Emile :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Emile Pinet September 30, 2020 at 6:28 AM Thanks Anne-Lise, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Eve Roper September 29, 2020 at 9:19 PM Well written my friend , congratulations on your win! Hugs Eve Emile Pinet September 30, 2020 at 6:27 AM Thanks Eve, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Newton Ranaweera September 29, 2020 at 6:27 PM Emile, yours is great poetry!! So visual, so musical; so smooth!! Congratulations on your Number One Win!! Emile Pinet September 30, 2020 at 6:27 AM Thanks Newton, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Sigrid Ermine September 29, 2020 at 3:06 PM Hello, Emile. Your subject matter is ideal. Prevalent condition. Hope society will see Dementia's decline through improved treatment in coming decades. Congratulations on a well written Top Winner.! Emile Pinet September 29, 2020 at 3:14 PM Thanks Sigrid, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Constance La France September 29, 2020 at 1:44 PM Emile, congratulations on your win in my Decay Writing Challenge with this excellent poem, a FAV for me, great image too _Constance Emile Pinet September 29, 2020 at 1:54 PM Thanks so much Constance, as usual, you've made my day my friend, Emile.

Linda Alice Fowler September 29, 2020 at 10:56 AM Very poignant showing a deep understanding of the 'chronic day'. Touching. Congratulations on the win! Linda Emile Pinet September 29, 2020 at 12:34 PM Thanks Linda, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.

Sam Kauffman September 23, 2020 at 11:00 AM Dynamic poem, Emile. Your verbs, along with your images, are so powerful and so descriptive of the process of this horrific disease "shuffling," "degraded," "severing." This is a stunning write my friend. I am sure it will be a top winner. Sending you all the best! Emile Pinet September 23, 2020 at 11:08 AM Thanks so much Sam, you've made my day my friend, Emile.