Mind Nectar

Like waves soft brushing a gentle incline of beach 
distilled nectars, released, sweep;
drop by drop the precious oil soothes,
aromatherapy for a weary mind.

You smile at me from glassed frames,
my passing reflection layered on your forms,
infant images of coaxed first smiles;
within my aging body, the mirror of my womb -
memory’s natal nursery -
holds soft folded impressions of your true first smiles, first tears.
Before the world could see, I held these memories.

I drink this purest vintage
from the fragile goblet of my mind,
recalling my friend whose children were stolen,
taken away from her memory by Alzheimer’s.

© September 15, 2015
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015


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Date: 3/17/2022 11:16:00 PM
"I drink this purest vintage from the fragile goblet of my mind" - beautiful. Congratulations!
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Date: 9/28/2015 10:32:00 PM
congrats.. SKAT
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Date: 9/28/2015 12:33:00 AM
Congrats on ur superb win with this awesome write Faye!
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Date: 9/27/2015 9:14:00 AM
Congrats on your win Faye!
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Date: 9/27/2015 12:49:00 AM
Beautifully, gently expressed, with that gunshot ending. Poignant stuff. A terrific write, Faye, well done. Viv x
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Date: 9/26/2015 10:39:00 PM
Faye, congratulations on your win!!! :~)
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Date: 9/26/2015 4:05:00 PM
So sad, but written so beautifully, Faye. So many have shared these emotions you so strongly bring to life. Congratulations on your win. Hugs, Sandra
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Date: 9/26/2015 3:02:00 PM
Faye, I knew where this was going early on as my Mother-in-Law faded into Alzheimer's long before she left us. It is painful to watch them struggle to find a word, or a memory.
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Date: 9/16/2015 1:54:00 AM
wow, this is profound and so sad for those who get this dread disease. Oh, it is such a horrible thing! You are an amazing poet, dear.
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Date: 9/16/2015 1:53:00 AM
thanks for your thoughtful comments today. I feel we have much in common. Let me read your poem now!
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