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Quickly Fading...

Quite overlooked...
Such lovely things

So fragile and quickly fading, they are...
Into precious forgotten memory

A candle flame, 
           extinguished by a breeze
A petal 
           as it flows gently upon the wind
A flock on geese 
                starkly silhouetted, 
                          against a white cloud

These things that leave us behind

And in their passing, how soon we forget
The wonder of it all...

Copyright © Carrie Richards | Year Posted 2009

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Nette Onclaud Date: 6/21/2011 11:40:00 PM happy to sahre no.1 with you , carrie... you always delight me! :)...congrats on brian's contest with huggs! Login to Reply

James Fraser Date: 8/29/2009 1:49:00 PM Thankfully the brain us humans have, like a small hard drive, to save the things we love. We can recall nearly at will, but reality is the of it all>>excellent Carrie>>James Login to Reply

C. E. Mcmullin Date: 8/25/2009 4:57:00 PM A beautiful reminder to stop and wonder, as a child, of the beauty of a dandelion passing by! Thank-you for being you and your comments, Dear Carrie- poet butterfly Login to Reply

James Marshall Goff Date: 8/25/2009 3:13:00 PM you have the ability to carry me on your flight of beautiful moments! Carrie! thank you! and thanks for your welcome comments! jim Login to Reply

Brian Strand Date: 8/25/2009 8:41:00 AM Beautiful words Carrie.Rgds Brian & thanks for your welcome comments Login to Reply

Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 8/25/2009 4:19:00 AM Oh so true Carrie. Such a beautiful piece. Love, Carol Login to Reply

Vince Suzadail Jr. Date: 8/24/2009 6:39:00 PM Those moments are precious. Gentle write, Vince Login to Reply

John Loving Iii Date: 8/24/2009 4:18:00 PM great observation by the eyes of a poet. and so well put poetically. John Henry Loving III Login to Reply

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 8/24/2009 4:04:00 PM Ah, Carrie, but you have revived these images for us in such vivid detail that I doubt we will ever forget them. Never will they fade in my mind, especially the image of the geese. Very astute observation of things often "overlooked." Lovely! Carolyn Login to Reply

Charmaine Chircop Date: 8/24/2009 1:58:00 PM how beautiful,this goes to my favs-- a candle flame extiguished by a breeze/a petal as it flows gently upon the wind,,,,,,,,,,,quickly fading.............if these sweet momnets could last a lifetime ,that would be Heaven--well penned--charma Login to Reply