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YIKES......sorry Viv......I have entered and removed this poem from the contest...just a little hiccup...well more of a loud belch.  The theme got the muse running red lights and stop signs.

My Parting Gifts

Key Rings

He tossed me three keys
mouthed the words “You’ll know”,

Drifted slowly away - to out of sight -
lingered to haunt my memory.

I owned no locks so thought
what use have I for keys?

These keys?  Unmarked treasure?
unknown vaults, unseen need.

The intensity in his eyes,
his deliberate formation

Of the words “You’ll know”
cornered my skepticism.

Age and experience revealed
the value of the keys

Their vague connections,
subliminal suggestions.

I saw it coming – that bus
begrudgingly boarded

Tossed him three keys
mouthed the words “You’ll know”.


2/14/2016

submitted to – My Parting Gifts – Poetry Contest
sponsor – Viv Wigley
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Godwin Avatar
February 14, 2016 at 12:08 PM
Love it - creative and deep ... CayCay
Lawless Avatar
February 14, 2016 at 5:56 PM
Thanks CayCay. It is an interesting theme somewhat like the ending of the move The Time Machine where the scientist returned only to take three books back with him. The question posed....what three books would you have chosen???
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