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What are memories? Echoes from another time. Vistas to the past. Captured memories Faces staring back at me From scrapbook pages. Memories connect Who I was to who I am Without them I’m lost. Do memories die? No brain keeping them alive? Perhaps not say I. Maybe vibrations Sight unseen to naked eyes Echoes across time.

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Brian Sambourne

Date: 8/27/2023 3:05:00 PM

Truly, memories hold the essence of self - sometimes filtered through different gauzes, joyful, melancholic. Thank you for a posting that invites self reflection. Be well. Brian

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/27/2023 4:13:00 PM

thanks for stopping by, Brian. I appreciate you reading my rambling creation. Memories are sometimes just indescribable. Enjoy your evening, Sara

Susan Ashley

Date: 8/3/2023 5:58:00 PM

Dear Sara, your creative string of senryu capture the importance of memories that highlight and commemorate events and special people in one's life. Indeed, without them we'd be lost. Each senryu is beautifully expressed, but I especially admire your last senryu for a grand finale to a splendid introspective piece. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/4/2023 3:48:00 AM

Hi Susan--thanks for stopping by and reading my senryu collection. You 'get' me and I appreciate you. The last senyru came from seemingly nowhere. I figure I was just the conduit being led by something higher. Glad you enjoyed it. Your comments made my day. Sara

Joanna Daniel

Date: 6/22/2023 8:30:00 PM

Great one about memories, Sara:) they sure are "vistas to the past":)

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 6/23/2023 4:31:00 AM

thank you, Joanna, for reading my poetic creation. I, too, thought 'vistas...' was the ideal way of explaining memories. ...just came to me...I suppose that's what creativity is. Enjoy your weekend, Sara Etgen-Baker

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 6/22/2023 1:25:00 PM

- Yes, what are memories, Sara ... some memories will disappear ... but the dearest ones we will always remember (if the head is clear) - Great written - hugs

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 6/23/2023 4:29:00 AM

thanks Anee-Lise for reading my poem. I agree, some memories disappear while others we hold near and dear to our hearts. May you enjoy the upcoming weekend, Sara Etgen-Baker

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/22/2023 12:38:00 PM

Love how you wrote about memories . I especially liked the one about faces in the scrapbook pages!

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 6/22/2023 1:19:00 PM

Thank you, Andrea, for reading my little bit of rambling about memories. I have tons of scrapbooks. When I look through them I feel as if the faces from my past are reaching out to me...strange feeling sometimes. Stay strong, Sara Etgen-Baker

Michael Tor

Date: 6/16/2023 12:16:00 AM

Lovely theme Sara. Memories are special moments we have shared with those special people in our lives who we miss Dearly. We hang on to them because they define us, who we are, where we came from, who shaped us, and who we love. I am glad I stopped by in reading your wonderful Poetry on memories I was able to reflect on my memories and was reminded by you. Sometimes we forget to go into the archives of our cherished memories because we are in the now busy, working etc. Thanks for sharing...

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 6/16/2023 4:36:00 AM

Thanks, Michael, for your insightful comment about memories. You're right. They define us, even the unpleasant ones. Retrieving them (even if painful) are enlightening. I, too, sometimes stay too busy to delve into the archives. Doing so is refreshing. I'm glad my poem gave you pause to reflect upon some of yours. Have a pleasant Friday, blessings, Sara Etgen-Baker

I Am Anaya

Date: 6/12/2023 5:42:00 PM

I enjoyed your ideas on the mystery of our memories, Sara, described in a gentle yet potent style of senryu. Xhugs

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 6/13/2023 4:25:00 AM

Thanks, Anaya, for reading my little collection and for being sensitive to the nuances. Enjoy your day, Sara Etgen-Baker

Susan Lawrence

Date: 6/11/2023 6:51:00 AM

Love the nuances here Sara … especially Sight unseen to naked eyes Echoes across time . The echo is a perfect way to describe it . Like a stone in a pond the ripples grow and the echoes are heard vibrating in our consciousness as memories are uncovered bit by bit ! Hugs, Susan :)

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 6/11/2023 8:03:00 AM

Thanks for reading and commenting on my thoughts. I'm grateful because you really "get" my words and thoughts. Thank you. I'm grateful for you, hugs, Sara Etgen-Baker

Paul Callus

Date: 6/11/2023 12:50:00 AM

Well done with this string of senryu, Sara. Where would we be without memories! Together with photos, I see them as a backup to our life's autobiography. ~ Best regards // paul

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 6/11/2023 8:04:00 AM

Thanks Paul for reading and commenting. I would be empty were it not for my memories. So, you're right. I appreciate your words: life's autobiography! I appreciate your insight! enjoy your day, Sara Etgen-Baker

Sara Kendrick

Date: 6/10/2023 12:57:00 AM

Creative lines penned in this one. Sometimes I, also, wonder about memories and there are people are studying them and trying to make computer like machines that can store memories or recall memories like humans. Weird things people do with their time. Thanks for sharing this one with us. Sara

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 6/10/2023 4:35:00 AM

Thanks, Sara, for reading my rambling thoughts about memories....glad to know other people also wonder about where they come from and where they go after we pass...yes, that is a bit odd to have a machine store or recall memories. I'll have to give that some more thought. Again, thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts. Happy Saturday, Sara Etgen-Baker

Sotto Poet

Date: 6/2/2023 2:38:00 PM

The manner in which you assembled this assortment of Senyrus is quite appealing. Your inquiries are truly introspective and stir one's contemplations. Regrettably, as we age, some of these ponderings may fade away; yet a melody or a fragrance can often rekindle them. Thanks for sharing your musings.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 6/7/2023 4:12:00 PM

Thanks for reading and commenting on my collection of Senyrus. Yes, smells, tastes, sounds, etc., can trigger those memories pulling them from the universe back into our minds. Enjoy your evening, kind sir Sara Baker

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri

Date: 6/2/2023 2:18:00 PM

A fab great poem on what memories mean to us wow yes!! Some memories live forever. Kudos for this muse! Best wishes,

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 6/2/2023 2:27:00 PM

Thank you for reading my collection/thoughts and especially for commenting. I appreciate your doing so. Enjoy your evening, Sara Baker

Tom Cunningham

Date: 5/30/2023 12:25:00 PM

Interesting thoughts Sara, as we go through life we build up quite a collection of them. Sadly as we get older some of them fade but a song or a smell sometimes brings them to the surface again. Our brains are amazing though, often I've tried to remember a name and slept on it and maybe a couple of days later it comes to me Tom

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 5/30/2023 1:32:00 PM

I appreciate your comments, Tom. You're right. Memories are such fleeting things. I have so many of them that sometimes they run together :-) Warm wishes, Sara Etgen-Baker

Bill Baker

Date: 5/30/2023 7:48:00 AM

Intriguing thoughts on our memories, Sara. I like the way you presented as a collections of Senyrus. The questions were very thought-provoking. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us through your poetry my dearest friend, Bill

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 5/30/2023 1:33:00 PM

Thanks, hubby, for reading my collection and recognizing the questions are thought-provoking. hugs, Sara

Andrew John

Date: 5/30/2023 4:34:00 AM

Ah, yes, we remember our memories, remember how they come back to us. Nice thoughts here, Sara.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 5/30/2023 7:38:00 AM

Thank you, Andrew. I appreciate your reading my Senryu collection and commenting. Have a great day, Sara Etgen-Baker