Howard Osborne Poet Lyric

REMEMBER IT ALL

REMEMBER IT ALL

So many memories that leave few traces
All the friends I knew and their faces
And when the time is nigh, at least I’ll try
To remember it all

It’s been so long, a danger of forgetting
As recollection fades it becomes upsetting
And when it’s time to rest, I’ll do my best
To remember it all

The decades pass and we don’t meet that often
Is it even true that feelings can soften
And playing my last card, it won’t be hard
To remember it all

Events and times that happened in my youth
Whether fact or fantasy, but I know the truth

A photo album from which those faces are staring
Blurred but smiling, I wonder how they’re faring
Images that I still see, and it depends on me 
To remember it all

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Crystol Woods July 6, 2024 at 5:15 AM Oh I absolutely love this! I can hear someone like Johnny Cash singing this in a blues country melody. Congratulations! Xo

David Drowley July 5, 2024 at 12:34 PM Congratulation on your win. Good write about trying to recall the blooms of youth.

Krish Radhakrishna July 4, 2024 at 9:49 PM oh my! a beautiful write! As we age we only have memories to live with!! things fade! faces and people! a meeting brings such delight!! Congrats on your 1st placement!! Richly deserved!

Susan Ashley July 4, 2024 at 7:28 AM Dear Howard, I am deeply moved by your pensive pen. Beautiful and bittersweet, grasping to remember it all.. I was especially touched by "It’s been so long, a danger of forgetting/As recollection fades it becomes upsetting" -so striking. The repetition of "remember it all" grows with emotional depth as you carry it through the wistful verses. Congratulations for your win in Mark's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan