memories

Rolling waves of memory
carshing, flooding
consuming, engulfing

Flitting leaves of memory
page after page
reopening worlds

a fragile, tenuous link forms memory
with the lost reality that is no more
will be no more, will be no more

falling, falling memories
nostalgia welling up
threatening to overtake reality

a bitter-sweet smile
accepting the truth of life
yet cherishing the unforgettable...

may 2007