Best Keepsake Poems
Moments of Mine
The lace of a Lily
and grace of a bee
the face of a flower
and sun on the sea
Silhouette shadows
cloud painted skies
rivers of peace
a bird as she flies
colorful lichen
the succulents glow
still water mirrors
and Autumn’s first show
All of them captured
as moments in time
life’s truest treasure
these moments of mine...
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Categories:
keepsake, art, imagery, inspiration, life,
Form:
Rhyme
Vintage Charm
across my bed
I drape
a vintage
handmade quilt
sewn with precision
and loving care
it keeps me warm
it keeps me safe
as if
at night
still in the arms
of my sweet grand-mother
as if
at night
she were still here
with me with us
Published in my 24-page photo/anthology ~ALWAYS WITH ME~ 2020
Submitted on June 22, 2019 for contest N/A RE-RUN sponsored by JOHN HAMILTON
and April 17, 2019...
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Categories:
keepsake, family, grandmother, longing, lost
Form:
Free verse
Keepsake - Paper Money
grandma gave paper money, I didn't spend
fragrance of her touch I saved
up there in stars she lives...
April 6, 2017.
Form K - Kimo - Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Broken Wings
Syllables: 10 /7 /6...
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Categories:
keepsake, emotions, grandmother, missing,
Form:
Kimo
Categories:
keepsake, love
Form:
Senryu
Mama's Kodak
I hold in my hand Mama's old fold-up Kodak
In its steel-blue case shut with a tiny curved silver latch.
I carefully unlatch it, watch the worn-out flaky bellows
Extend like an unwelcome, nonfunctional ********,
Emitting a strange smell I remember from my childhood
Seventy years ago, when Mama sternly warned,
"Don't let me catch you playing with my camera! "
But...
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Categories:
keepsake, kid, memory, mother,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
A Kitschy Keepsake
Scars from the past I keep for the sake of
Awareness, affirming I'm
Stronger and wiser now
Written April 1st, 2017 for the Kimo contest sponsored by Broken wings...
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Categories:
keepsake, heartbreak, success,
Form:
Kimo
Keepsake From Grandma
Sue opens her late grandma’s trinket box
filled with pretty rings and beads
Which item should she choose?
Contest Form K Kimo
Sponsored by Broken Wings
04~02~17...
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Categories:
keepsake, grandmother, memory, missing you,
Form:
Kimo
Keepsake
The creek is running swollen from the snowmelt.
The nights are getting shorter day by day.
The crocus pose like dancers in recital;
A portrait of the garden’s first bouquet.
Forsythia bloom golden by the pathway.
Azaleas wait their turn along the fence.
And all of it together tells the story
Of nature living in the...
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Categories:
keepsake, loss, nature, spring,
Form:
Lyric
Keepsake
Remember me
Not as I am
But how I used to be
Don't be afraid
To say my name
For you it's not forbade
Hate me not
I did not leave you
Please save me a spot
On the court
Or on the field
I'll be with you in your heart
-Miranda Lambert-
**This is a dedication to my husband for the loss of his brother...
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Categories:
keepsake, brother, death, dedication, lossme,
Form:
Rhyme
Keepsake and Treasure
A Bible, spine b r o k e n and pages worn
stirs memories of Mama;
her treasure my keepsake.
4/3/17
For Broken wings Form K Kimo contest...
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Categories:
keepsake, bible, memory, mom,
Form:
Kimo
Keepsake Held Close
twin oval azure pools reflect visage
memento of lovers' tryst
precious bundle gurgles
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1st April 2017
My first Kimo... written for the "Form K - Kimo" contest sponsored by Broken Wings.
(Third Place)...
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Categories:
keepsake, beauty, birth, child, daughter,
Form:
Kimo
A Dog's Keepsake
I cherish this doggie wrap
That hugged you, me at night,
A keepsake of warm adventures;
Piled with my own jacket--
I cherish this doggie wrap...
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Categories:
keepsake, clothes, dog, remember,
Form:
Free verse
Keepsake
The Last Token
This last token, my true love gave
Before dying a soldier brave
A pearl necklace with pendant bright
I wear it always, day and night
It makes me feel that he is near
I'll ever cherish his love dear
He spent his life savings for me
And gave this love token freely
Today he is no more, I know
But his love...
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Categories:
keepsake, soldier, tribute, true love,
Form:
Rhyme
Memoirs On Keepsake
Visiting Dad's grave in bite of winter--
charmed locket hangs with memoirs
as tears spill on snapshots
Form K - Kimo Contest 4/6/2017
Sponsor: Broken Wings...
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Categories:
keepsake, giving, memory, nostalgia,
Form:
Kimo
Keepsake
When I am at the end of my days
Remembering in so many ways
If there is only one thing I could take
Of all memories, one special Keepsake
It will not be an item of the norm
Not even a picture to keep me warm
Instead, it will not be a "thing" at all
An emotion, at will I can recall
These...
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Categories:
keepsake, appreciation, deep, devotion, emotions,
Form:
Rhyme