Then a Memory.......

Some memories melt

Into the shadows of the soul

Warming the heart

In an hour that is cold

Some memories ache

…a sudden twinge

Of bittersweet

A ragged fringe

Of half-written poetry

Left undone

Because opportunity

Had come and gone

Some memories gnaw…

A continuous yearning

For a day unto which

There is no returning

Some memories heal

The lonely ache

Left by the memory

Of a sad mistake

Some memories fuel

A potent fire

Turning the wheel

Of love and desire

Some memories comfort

While some make us fret

Some remain forceful

When we’d rather forget…

Some memories light

A spark in the eye

Bringing a smile to our lips…

...some make us cry

Memory is a teacher

Sometimes kind, often cruel

Memory makes us wise

Or keeps us a fool

Some memories are gray

Some gently gleam

An undying ray

To the impossible dream

The unalterable bridge

To yesterday

A smile, tear or sigh

Then it fades away…

A ripple, a rhyme

A small wave in the sea

A moment in time…

...then a memory

Janet~