Thursday, February 12, 2015

Treasure Case – v5

Family memories
scraps and treasures
pieces of our history
preserved on shelves
behind panes of glass
frozen there on the walls
hanging images of our past
of our families, together
many generations, branches,
covered in dust, in cobwebs,
most without note, provenance.

So many to be lost with the passing
the matriarch, her memory
of the things, their deep meaning
knowing, remembering
each one special, precious to her.

Who they originally belonged to,
where they had journeyed in life,
the hands into which they passed;
triggers of stories, feelings,
of smell, of touch, of connectedness
through the generations,
the living of our family
framed, saved, treasured
kept for a reason, remaining,
living pieces of us.

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edited February 12, 2015
Treasure Case – v5

(merging edits to version 4 and original)
edited October 10, 2014
Treasure Case – v4
edited October 10, 2014
Treasure Case – v3
edited August 3, 2014
Treasure Case – v2
June 1, 2007 20:32
Treasure Case

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