Age: a time to revisit
books that have delighted me,
movies I’ve loved,
my host of dear memories —
old friends all
as well as those souls,
animal and human,
present or past, here or gone,
whose lives continue to fill my life …
and certain trees, mountains, rivers ...
I'm sharing this with Poets and Storytellers United for Friday Writings #73: Time Affects All Things. I didn't write this especially for the prompt, but it does at least indicate how the passage of time can affect one's relationship to some things.
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JimApril 21, 2023 at 3:52 PM
This turned out to be nice, Rosemary. I like your "revisiting list", it reminds me of the prayer the little kid prayed, bless the striped kitty cat, bless the . . . etc. I should just use your list, but i sure wouldn't have time for all those.
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Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 21, 2023 at 3:56 PM
Oh, I don't know that prayer! Sounds nice.
Some of the revisiting can be done in thought.
Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 21, 2023 at 3:57 PM
(But yes, I can imagine you might have so many friends and wonderful memories that even in thought could take up a lot of time!)
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RajaniApril 21, 2023 at 6:38 PM
Love that last line and how it ends with the ellipsiis... so much more, not said, but very much still in the list!!
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Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 21, 2023 at 10:47 PM
Yes indeed!
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colleenApril 21, 2023 at 10:12 PM
It is time to revisit. I never thought it would happen but now I can watch old movies again and I can't remember them so they are like new movies!
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Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 21, 2023 at 10:47 PM
Ha ha, I know the feeling!
vanderloostApril 22, 2023 at 12:28 AM
Certain trees, mountains, rivers....such beautiful remembrances
Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 22, 2023 at 2:06 PM
Indeed they are.
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Penelope NotesApril 21, 2023 at 10:51 PM
Yes, those who have gone ahead live as ghosts within us. They helped shape us. Some we need to overcome and others we welcome more warmly, including past pets.
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Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 22, 2023 at 2:06 PM
Yes!
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HelenApril 22, 2023 at 10:35 AM
Dear Rosemary, more and more often I find myself revisiting so many wonderful memories, times in my life. I simply sit and concentrate on them, like reliving the minutes and hours. And then, I come back to the present, embrace it. Love your poem.
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Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 22, 2023 at 2:06 PM
Dear Helen, that's exactly what I had in mind! xx
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RommyApril 22, 2023 at 10:49 PM
I think it suits the prompt beautifully. Little side trips to the past can be a comfort to our present, and help shape our future.
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Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 22, 2023 at 11:19 PM
That's very true, Rommy.
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dsnake1April 23, 2023 at 2:43 AM
Yes, I agree it suits the prompt perfectly. I too am revisiting old memories. Books, photos. Today i am looking at my old stamp albums, seeing myself as a child and young man. :)
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Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 23, 2023 at 11:15 AM
I'm afraid my own stamp collecting didn't last past childhood. I wasn't very good at it really. But it was kind of educational.
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purplepeninportland.comApril 30, 2023 at 10:32 AM
Yes, it is a time to revisit all the highlights of your life.
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Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 30, 2023 at 1:45 PM
Quite a pleasant pastime for the most part!