Tresure Chest

Sitting at the very top of my closet, a small cedar chest, with treasures I did deposit. It was Christmas gift my sweet cousin gave, for years it has sat there, as if in a grave! With broken hinges and a defective lock, I will now open it; take reflective walk! Amongst my treasures, is my grandma’s script; written May fifth, Nineteen-seventy-six. It must have been sent just before she died. Because that was the year, my daddy cried! Withered, torn, and barely legible, to part with it, seems unethical. Some special notes from Marie, That date back to eighty-three. She and I were the best of friends, and we kept up with all the trends. Eighties hairstyles: yea, we did rock, To ACDC, and not ever to Bach! A faded card from a stripling lad, my high school sweetheart, I must add! A ticket stub from a real Pecos rodeo, I suppose this was kept for braggadocio! A red toy convertible Volkswagen bug, My dream vehicle, when I was young and smug! In this wonderful stack of silly riches, A valentine note puts me in stiches. Penned by my husband’s masculine hand, he expresses his love sure is grand. And that is why he feels me up, I think I’ll save this loving cup! There is a chart I do recall, It prepared me for something small. A little prayer written down, nine months later she came around! With a baby girl I was blest, As she feed upon my breast! A Western Union telegram, I took a second to exam. The name written in black ink, is to me my missing link! Her presence always made me calm, She lives heaven, she is my mom! You asked me what’s in my treasure chest, precious memories; who would have guessed? Thanks for this time of reminiscing, Oh’ how this life is sure worth living! It might be time to toast some champagne, To the future, and to memory lane!