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For Joseph May's  'Choose a Line 2' Poetry Contest

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Of Memories Buried

With all memories, time comes and goes.
Like a giant river, it gathers speed.
Toward the great inevitable - it flows.
Can we possibly recall our every deed?

So many recollections haunt my mind.
Some, however, are not remembered,
and if my soul had limbs, perhaps I’d find
certain memories have been dismembered. 

Sometimes I’m told stories of things involving me:
tales I don't recall - like a poem with no rhythm and no rhyme.
My parts in these plots have simple got to be
“memories buried in the wavering wash of time.”
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Goldsmith Avatar
May 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your wonderful "Of Memories Buried" write. Good memories are the best kind to have. Have a blessed day with your win.......
May Avatar
May 30, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Very nicely penned Andrea, Congrats on your win
Poet Avatar
May 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Andrea, your poetry is so beautiful that it moves me deeply. Nature has a remarkable ability to evoke many emotions. Congratulations on your win
Empress Avatar
May 28, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Ah what a heartfelt poem, i tend to forget things easily, maybe is a good thing? I am not sure but some memories no matter what stays within forever. I just posted for this contest too! Ah youv posted so many. I dont know if i can do hiku today! So sad! Best wishes sweet andrea.
Dietrich Avatar
May 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
thanks, Ink. I am talking about random memories like my sisters will recall incidents from our childhood and I totally have no recall of that happening. It's funny how we remember some things but not others!! You can do a haiku. I am finding them easier and easier to write!
Kendrick Avatar
May 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Yes, memories get buried sometimes because they are painful or seemingly not necessary. They say they are still there like things in the computer are still there. Sometimes we can only remember the bad and sometimes we remember the good and bury the bad. I have lived 80 years now and there is no way that I can remember every moment. Thanks for sharing this one with us. Sara K
Hind Avatar
May 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Beautiful- I love the end, it haunts
Narain Avatar
May 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The memory plays havoc when at old age, you forget your own name or spouse's name. Still it keeps on coming back, you have to be patient, Very nice poem.
Buhagiar Avatar
May 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
After my illness in 2023, I have a bit of amnesia, especially with words.
Rolland Avatar
May 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
so touching poetry, we loose so much memories while aging, your poem is brilliant, enjoyed
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