The Sitting Room

A quiet spot in the house,
 not frequented by visitors, 
  set aside, distant, aloof
solitary refuge, retreat,
 escape, safe haven, sanctuary
  from life trials and tribulations;
points of memory, subtle laughter, 
 remembered heartache and tears,
  in picture frames, photographs, and reading books,
old school technology with paper, ink, and pen
 scratchings of time and place, 
  etchings recovered and erased;
windows clean and wide, 
 open view portrait, vignette, a snapshot
  to the world outside
visionary images of changes of the seasons
 spring buds, blossoms and blooms
  summer gardens exuberant with living visions
autumn color cavalcades
  glistening thru the shade
   warm sun lilting in reflective passage,
aging armchair warrior greeting time as it passes
  clinging to the memories revived
   within my sitting room.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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