Nostalgia Triolet Poems

He teetered on the cusp of change, 
Wanting to make each moment last ~
This flying of time seemed so strange, 
He teetered on the cusp...

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Such happy tears rooted in nostalgia 
locked in the past you can’t see the future;
Mistakingly think you drew your last straw,
such happy tears rooted in...

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So, when do photographs become memories?
When the bulb flashes or when ink fades to sepia?
Time is accused of causing the most painful of injuries,
so, when...

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The old man in his pipe ignites
a cherry-flavoured forest fire
inhaling deep its sweet delights
The old man in his pipe ignites
forgotten sunsets, summer nights
the scents of...

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Pink petal scented gliding breeze
As windchimes sing of younger Mays
Refreshing lacy memories
Pink petal scented gliding breeze
Shaded beneath lavender leaves
Her daughters, touched by grace she raised
Pink...

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Gently rain falls the sounds muffled
In the fog I still see your face
Old emotions stirred and ruffled
Gently rain falls the sounds muffled

The cards fell the...

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the full moon dangles low tonight
and whispers sweetly in my ear
memories of fiery delight  
the full moon dangles low tonight
graceful herons glide in full...

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The Santa Claus parade's in town,
the streets are lined with joyful smiles.
Just look around; there's not a frown,
the Santa Claus parade's in town.
With snowflakes gently...

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Three, two, one. . . Smile
When cameras snap and flicker
Happiness brought for awhile
Three, two, one. . . Smile
Different poses and style
Comes a photo to remember
Three,...

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Beneath the glare of billboards light breathes flames
Off cars buses and pavement those flames speak
And they create feelings hard to replace.

Buildings caress the clouds space...

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As I search for that perfect love
that I knew certainly in youth,

it seems there's not much I'm above
as I search for that perfect love.

I'm needy,...

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Retrace your steps - look back - perhaps
what you thought gone was just misplaced.

Re-read the signs, review the maps,
retrace your steps. Look back, perhaps.

You may...

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Sour lemons seem to bite your tongue;
remember the very first time?
As seen through the eyes of the young,
sour lemons seem to bite your tongue.
Think of...

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Outside the snow is falling
The children are sleighing
Sometimes they start snowballing
Outside the snow is falling
“Dinner is served”, their Mom is calling
The children don’t hear what...

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Persistent insistence,
   Dragging pride like a shadow.
All tongue and flesh and distance:
Persistent insistence
To previously unpracticed resistance-
   Oh, to be so shallow.
Persistent...

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