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| Still Life, 1670, detail by Jean François de Le Motte |
I saved them all, you know…
the first note that you wrote;
the ticket stub from our first date
that card that you gave me,
the one with the rose on it--
you probably don’t even remember...
you probably don’t even remember...
While others look to money
and accumulated possessions
as proof of a life well spent,
I look to these simple scraps;
each one whispers another
precious memory, and I know
that I am wealthy…
indeed.
© Ginny Brannan June 2012
Sharing at d'Verse Poets Pub Open Link Night #48
Written for and shared at The Mag #121--they provide the image, we provide the story!
Sharing at d'Verse Poets Pub Open Link Night #48
Written for and shared at The Mag #121--they provide the image, we provide the story!
very nice, the wealth of memories so many of us ignore, or take for granted.
ReplyDeletei will take memories over money any day...they certainly last longer...and can be returned to...smiles...love it ginny...
ReplyDeletehappy OLM ginny....hope you are doing well...smiles.
DeleteI just love this Ginny. You sure got it right!
ReplyDeleteI think we have all saved letters...
ReplyDeleteLovely ... I have letters and cards my great-grandmother sent to family around the country, from way back in the 1920s and 30s. I treasure them and the stories they tell.
ReplyDeleteThis is so true - especially to sentimental oldies like me. Nicely written.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful...I'm a saver too...
ReplyDeleteHey! Hey! Ginny, you have my sentiments captured exactly! I adore this!!
ReplyDeleteYour poem actually brought out a few tears. I have those things which denote good and close times. Better than a Bank.
ReplyDeleteMemory is such a huge part of the now. Nicely written and explained.
ReplyDeletehow very true - so much wealth in the things that can't be seen (we think alike :)
ReplyDeleteThis is such a tribute to nostalgia. It's so amazing to me (in my past work with dementia) how these are the things that seem to endure. Wonderful image.
ReplyDeleteThat's really interesting. I do the same thing! I've got movie tickets and DisneyWorld stuff, and maps of Venice. My sweetheart barely notices.... :(
ReplyDeleteI feel exactly the same way.
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