Dried Flowers
Memories' dried flowers pressed between two pages
Preserved safely reminders of bygone ages
First dates, funerals, weddings; flowers tucked away
Each blossom calls to mind a corsage or bouquet
Pressed flat and secure where only their colors fade
Protected from time’s passage-brittle not decayed
Flowers and memories that stay fresh in the brain
Mortals cannot stop time, yet these flowers remain
Often fertilized by laughter; watered with tears
These blooms remain the same over the many years
Memories pressed between the faded petals stay
While our lives in human thoughts tend to fade away
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Dried Flowers
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Recently found a dried lilac given to me by a shy young fellow of junior high days. It still had a faint smell but the me.ory was as fresh as yesterday although it was over 50 years ago.
ReplyDeleteThe memories we make today will be the dried flowers of tomorrow. Beautiful sweet souvenirs.