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Sonnet 21, Old Hiking Shoes

Sonnet 21, Old Hiking Shoes (Spenserian Format) Don't grieve for me here on the attic shelf; we're joined infinitely as one, you said. In an old moldy box now, by myself; my place was there tucked well under your bed. Don't grieve for me here within the dark dread; the days and nights meld together as one. Reflect on happy times, with stronger tread; sweet dreams now reign as dead leaves in the sun. Memories fade away after you're done; the old just crumble away into dust. Remember all the mountain trails we'd run? Fear, you showed none, only honor and trust. Don't grieve I'm here above your clarinet; on the top shelf, right beside your train set.

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Date: 5/9/2021 3:55:00 AM
Age & it's relevant infirmities make this a truism for me, including the train set! Lovely write, Thank you. Blessings. D.
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Ken Allan Dronsfield
Date: 5/13/2021 9:04:00 AM
Thank you so much for reading and enjoying my work. I truly appreciate your poignant comments!! Blessings to you my friend, Ken
Date: 5/7/2021 7:31:00 PM
I wrote a poem sometime ago that reminds me of this wonderful sonnet. It is called ‘Two pairs of shoes’. I am very pleased to meet you Ken. Congratulations on having your poetry featured. Blessings
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Ken Allan Dronsfield
Date: 5/13/2021 9:07:00 AM
Thank you Connie! I'll check out your piece as well! Have a blessed day! Ken
Date: 5/7/2021 2:15:00 PM
I personified in a poem the shoes of Vincent Van Gogh and his painting of same here at the soup some years ago.
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Ken Allan Dronsfield
Date: 5/13/2021 9:08:00 AM
Wonderful my friend, Elaine! Do you have the title? I'll check out your work! Ken
Date: 5/7/2021 2:13:00 PM
Wonderful personified sonnet, Ken. Very creative.
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Ken Allan Dronsfield
Date: 5/13/2021 9:09:00 AM
Thanks so much, Elaine! Nice to meet you! I truly appreciate your lovely comments! Have a blessed day! Ken
Date: 5/7/2021 1:23:00 PM
Ken, I really like this. It is so clever, and a sonnet, no less! Carol Louise
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Ken Allan Dronsfield
Date: 5/13/2021 9:10:00 AM
How lovely, thank you so much Carol. I appreciate the sweet comments! Blessings, Ken
Date: 2/10/2021 9:04:00 AM
I bet those shoes have lots of memories together. They belong together as a pair. I love how you personified them.
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Ken Allan Dronsfield
Date: 2/10/2021 6:37:00 PM
My thanks for your awesome comments and for reading my poem! Ken
Date: 1/20/2021 5:32:00 AM
I have an old pair myself - heavy enough to take campons although I never used them. They've been abandoned in favour of newer lighter boots but are squirreled away in the basement, rather than under the bed. Classic concluding couplet.
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Ken Allan Dronsfield
Date: 2/4/2021 12:05:00 PM
Hello D.W., thank you so very much for this wonderful comment. I'm not surprised that others have saved their old pairs of hikers. Just couldn't part with mine. Take care and I apologize for not seeing this comment sooner. Take good care, Ken
Date: 12/31/2020 12:28:00 PM
Excellent ink Ken, I think many of us have items tucked away and cherish the memories they hold for us , love the final couplet.. we still son's train set which takes over a big part of the attic. I look at it and can still picture him and my hubby playing up there:-) Happy new year, adding this touching piece to my faves:-) hugs Jan xx
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Ken Allan Dronsfield
Date: 1/1/2021 9:04:00 AM
Thank you so very much Jan. I truly appreciate your very kind and generous comment! Happy New Year, Hugs back, Ken xx

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