Memories

We have only a moment
till our present is past
for only in memory
can anything last

why we have photos
descriptive notes
recordings we make
thinking somehow the 
moments can be stored
to take

but minds fail
and technologies have
glitches
just pass a whisper around
then compare while laughing
in stitches

wondering if life
is the butt of some joke
in the end all moments
going up in smoke

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Date: 9/25/2022 11:44:00 AM
I just love this one, Prince, it has so much truth. Golly. People do lose their memory from alcohol, drugs, Alzheimer’s, strokes. Folks need to know that if you have a stroke, you may not be able to speak. Physically the brain shrinks as we age.. All I am saying is talk now and live for this day. That is all any of us have. All you do counts, Prince. God did not create you to be a joke but to make a difference! Hugs ..Pangie xx
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Joe Dimino
Date: 9/25/2022 2:12:00 PM
For sure, God gave us life to live...if not, so much of our eternity would not depend on it. Blessings my friend.
Date: 9/25/2022 8:36:00 AM
The best memories lie in the stories stored in the mind
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Joe Dimino
Date: 9/25/2022 8:47:00 AM
Thank you, TS. And in poetry, man's living word.
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