A Shoebox Of Emotions
Dusty Box of Memories Poetry Contest
Constance La France
"We'll wheel where our wills take us and never tirer loving the ones that love us."
Quote by author
I kept his birthday card in a shoebox. Inside the shoebox was a pair of Gucci men's black lace-up shoes, size 12, costing a fortune. The sadness here is that he
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Categories:
shoebox, death, heartbroken,
Form: Narrative
Her Shoebox of Poetry
It was a shoebox of poems written over the years
Of joyous moments, heart aches and tears
The fond memories of her life, of being a mother and a wife.
Poems of her child bearing years, and all the joys that she shared.
A poem of the moment that she had dread
Of the day that she wed.
With butterflies in
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Categories:
shoebox, age, memory,
Form: Rhyme
Shoebox Love
I know
Love and adoration
I remember their scent ......so well
Stored in a shoebox on top of my aged wardrobe
Wrapped in reminiscent bright pink tissue
Origami of the mind
Occasionally I climb
Reach and tug
At the scarlet silk ribbon that surrounds it
Tip toeing through diligent daisies
Open the storage to all I secretly treasure
And
Smell the memorable scent of our anticipation
Regard the
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Categories:
shoebox, lost love, nostalgia, passion,
Form: Imagism
The Shoebox
I removed the lid off the shoebox, then I started to cry
because it was just like me. Empty inside.
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Categories:
shoebox, depression
Form: Rhyme
Ole Shoebox
Hmm, a photograph
Two quarters and a dime
A half written note
A set of tags
A few keys and credit cards
Driver’s license and I.D.
Surprising what fits
In an ole shoebox
A few clothes thrown together
Some well pressed
An old pair of sneakers
And well polished shoes
A mind full of memories
A room full of emptiness
No doubt the room
Will be filled again
The box handed
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Categories:
shoebox, confusion, death, friendship, funeral,
Form: Prose Poetry