Rocking Chair Memories

the Rocking chairs sit empty
  On the front porch of that old house.
  But, the memories are embedded there;
  From the wind through the windows, to the squeek of a mouse.

  There is no longer the smell of dinner,
  Or the laughter of a playing child.
  Grandma no longer stands over the stove
  With her shining har and gleaming smile.

  And grandpas smoke from his old pipe,
  No longer fills the air.
  And grandma sure despised that pipe,
  But, grandpa and his pipe were always there.

  So, the rocking chairs sit empty
  But the memories through the windows continue to blow,
  As grandma and grandpa through memorieslive;
  As the two ROCKING CHAIRS rock too and fro!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011



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Date: 1/6/2012 11:43:00 AM
Congrats Sherry on your HM.Enjoyed.
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Date: 1/6/2012 9:52:00 AM
This is sooo lovely. Memories do tend to flood when in remembered places. Congratulations on your win !!
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Date: 1/6/2012 9:48:00 AM
Congratulations Sherry on your outstanding write. Have a great day. Jon
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Date: 1/6/2012 7:30:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in Brian Strand's "Any Top Twenty" contest Sherry. Love, Carol
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Date: 11/18/2011 5:13:00 AM
Congratulations on your placement in Brian's "Any 2011 Poem" contest Sherry. Love, Carol
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Date: 11/16/2011 2:56:00 AM
congrats ~LUV*SKAT
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Date: 11/15/2011 10:38:00 PM
Memories through the windows continue to blow. Like that line. Congratulations on your win in Brian's contest Sherry
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Date: 9/29/2011 12:17:00 PM
Sweet memories! Nicely written, Sherry. Kim
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