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Monday, March 23, 2020

What We Recall...


 Isn't it funny how what we most remember (and teaches the most thankfulness)
 is often not the things that went well, but things that didn't?!
Today two of my nieces turn 16. 
Not only can they not go for G1 driver's license due to
non-essential services being shut down (due to COVID 19)
 but one of them is in quarantine after returning from half-a-vacation!
A birthday for the memory-books, for sure!


Here are a few recollections as through looking back
we look forward to days/seasons ahead!
A pictures never tells the whole story
but they capture precious moments.



What we recall
Is often not
The flying leap
But the hard fall
The fist-a-cuff
Of life and love
And then, what we learned
Through it all

What we recall
Is often not
The small talk when
Life hums along
But the laughter
After the tears
After the silence
Sweeter song

What we recall
Is often not
The days that flow
The way we planned
But rather more
The greater good
When looking back
We understand

© Janet Martin


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