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Naturally Fermented

The time of vibracy has dissolved
and the crust on my skin, tells me I'm old
days of plodding feet and passive motion
    are upon me
my candlelight grows shorter as each day passes
and I become a fungus covered stump
    slowly disintegrating
attentive to memories that I still hold
that have been naturally fermented
    and cured over time
waiting for my vein raised withering days
    to find me
where I'll seek these images of my life's dreams
    lost or found
buried in the barrel of my mind
where I'll pluck the most textured ones
    to savor, before time devours me

Copyright © Frederic Parker | Year Posted 2025

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Ink Empress Date: 4/4/2025 12:21:00 PM Dear frederick, what a heartfelt and soulfully moving take on the prompt! I love the way your words flow as always and your way with expressing emotions in a way that readers can truly feel the depth of what you convey! I especially love the lines “ attentive to memories that I still hold that have been naturally fermented and cured over time” that hits home! Congratulations on your top placement in craigsz contest! Well deserved really! Login to Reply

Kim Rodrigues Date: 4/3/2025 5:32:00 AM Congrats on first place, Fred! Login to Reply

thriveni c mysore Date: 4/3/2025 4:02:00 AM amazing write. Congratulations on your win dear poet. Cheers!!! Login to Reply

Suzette Richards Date: 4/3/2025 1:54:00 AM A masterful personification, Frederic. Loved every line :) Congrats on your 1st place win. Login to Reply

Susan Ashley Date: 3/16/2025 8:39:00 AM Frederic, dear friend, dear poet, your creative mind and vivid imagery is anything but "old"! I adore the title and your poem which captures the bittersweet process of aging with poetic eloquence. Every verse, every image brings to us to the last three lines of potent poignancy. Oh the brine of time.. it both preserves and rusts. Your golden pen shines! Warmest wishes.. ~Susan Login to Reply Frederic Parker Date: 3/18/2025 12:01:00 PM Susan, dear friend, dear poet, my imagery may not be old, but bittersweet is the best way to understand aging, to live it is to know it, each day becomes more precious...Frederic

Tom Woody Date: 3/15/2025 1:18:00 PM Is this a poetic way of saying we all grow old and stinky? Well, I guess I'd rather be an old pickle than a dead one. Craigz should like this bugger Login to Reply Frederic Parker Date: 3/18/2025 11:54:00 AM thank you

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 3/15/2025 11:38:00 AM - What gets better with age...? - Cheese and Wine :))) - Your life wisdom you have gained through a long life did not come for free, Frederic - "a fungus covered stump" ... :))) - Best wishes in the contest :) - Have a lovely weekend :) - hugs Login to Reply Frederic Parker Date: 3/18/2025 11:56:00 AM Anne, wisdom was not free neither were the joys and pains