Picture Books Blue

A lifetime or two in a past far away  
           There lives for me still, through a thicket of gray
The brilliance of love for the world I once knew
      In more than just memories on pictures books blue

The city that cradled my youth and my pluck
         The signs and the shops and the fortunes of luck
I tear up at feeling that nothing has changed
           That life has not happened and thus rearranged 

The streets find me walking again through my mind 
  As heartstrings are strummed by the sweetness I find
The images ghosted now fall into view
         Oh how I love paging through picture books blue
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Zahid Avatar
August 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
That's a brilliant write. I truly enjoyed reading it. Best wishes ..!
Gentile Avatar
August 3, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Thank you very much Paghunda!
Sands Avatar
June 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Well written Mike. I felt like I was walking through it :)
Gentile Avatar
June 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Thank you Heidi xxoo
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