A Perfect Memory

A Perfect Memory

A Poem by Frieda P

Do you hold a perfect memory
                      deep within your heart
a secret place so special
                       it burns like an ember
 is it of a perfect night,
                         an evening to remember with your lover
     or perhaps a day at the beach 
                                    flying kites with your children 
we all share this unique gift 
to recapture
a mindfulness of past
twilights and sunsets 
                                       and sunrises to remember
they pass in an instant
                       but stay with us forever a lifetime
a warmth in the belly so palpable 
like the sun on your face
a hug, a cuddle, a kiss
 of a time gone by that embraces
                     our senses aglow
 in the summer breezes of reflection
of a time that stood still
                       to enrich our very soul's awareness
it's a quiet thunder which lives within
                       the soft embraces of recollections 
                                                                            
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What's your most perfect memory? 

© 2013 Frieda P


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This was beautiful I loved it, so well written

My memory would be sitting on my grandfathers lap as he watched Bold & the Beautiful and I'd remember him abuse the characters of the show whenever they had an affair with every other person on the show..Omg he loved that show he'd even take me to my neighbors house if our cable went down, he wouldn't miss the show for the world. He was a strict man but that time we spent we were like two kids watching something fascinating.

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Frieda P

11 Years Ago

That's too funny, are there any soaps left on TV? Very sweet memory Kee.



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my sister, cousins and I upon the high pasteur hill on grandma's farm...on our backs telling each other stories about the picture clouds scudding across a sky so close, we could grab it...
(perfect memory, still a child)
I am, as you, with memories of how that childhood innocence was stolen..
I understand your writing..

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Frieda P

11 Years Ago

Reading this gave me chills, first in a good way, lovely memory, then I shivered. Thanks for the rev.. read more
Penlady

11 Years Ago

Thank you...I am anxious to read all you have written..it comforts me to know that another understan.. read more
Frieda P

11 Years Ago

I hear you loud and clear, I have a lot of silly stuff floating around too, it's my sanity, but you .. read more
well done Frieda most people use this in times when they need an instant lift very nice poem very relatable

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Frieda P

11 Years Ago

Yep that'll do it sometimes...go back to a really comforting memory.
This was beautiful I loved it, so well written

My memory would be sitting on my grandfathers lap as he watched Bold & the Beautiful and I'd remember him abuse the characters of the show whenever they had an affair with every other person on the show..Omg he loved that show he'd even take me to my neighbors house if our cable went down, he wouldn't miss the show for the world. He was a strict man but that time we spent we were like two kids watching something fascinating.

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Frieda P

11 Years Ago

That's too funny, are there any soaps left on TV? Very sweet memory Kee.
this puts Vermont in the 50's on my mind...or at least puts me back there..that is my most precious memory..the mid to late 50's spending my summers there.

loved it.

thanks for the nudge of memory.

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Frieda P

11 Years Ago

ha there's where memories differ, we went camping way back when in Vermont, there was a horrible bli.. read more
jacob erin-cilberto

11 Years Ago

okay that would not be fun...on the other hand, i loved the farms...we used to run through the pastu.. read more
Frieda P

11 Years Ago

Of course I'm right, I'm a woman jacob! ;-P
...well good morning to you my wonderful friend...WOW...you really made me think on this one...right now when I try to remember, I am finding only sadness, it's the curse of a sensitive heart. I know I put that happiness in there somewhere...lol.

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Frieda P

11 Years Ago

awh, seems to me there's a lot of people having an off day today, must be the full moon or something.. read more
I have too many perfect memories too name!!!!! Love this one!!!

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Frieda P

11 Years Ago

Oh I agree with you there, I'm talking about that one place in your mind, that when you think about .. read more
Lover Of Words

11 Years Ago

So true!
memory is in fact a unique gift, it can enhance us or betray us, I love this poem frieda it makes me reminisce of simple, happy days, warms my heart and flutters through me, thank you for an enjoyable moment :) and as always you're writing is spectacular

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Frieda P

11 Years Ago

Over the moon thrilled by your response! thanks so much...
creativequill

11 Years Ago

always a pleasure :)
Frieda P

11 Years Ago

:-)
my most perfect memory, there is a collection of them, actually.

Staying up late with dad to watch the eminem cobcerts on tv

Sometimes after bad day daddy would come sing that song
L is fore the way you Look at me
O is for the only One I see

and so on and so forth.

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Annabelle Lee

11 Years Ago

In a good way, I hope.
Frieda P

11 Years Ago

Yes in a good way, and happy for you that those are your fondest memories...x
Annabelle Lee

11 Years Ago

thank you.
My inner child grabbed the kite flying at the end of this beautiful piece and flew away further in my thoughts...thank you

Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Frieda P

11 Years Ago

what sweet musing! thank you!
You really have me thinking Frieda...I'm digging into my treasure box of memories, only to find out that I have many great memories. How can I pick out the perfect memory?
You have captured practically everything dear to me! I will go with the sunset sitting on the beach, watching the tide come in, feeling the breeze against my skin...smelling the sea in the air. Thank you for taking me on the journey of memories. Wonderful write!

Posted 11 Years Ago


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Frieda P

11 Years Ago

Those are some of the finest memories Robbie. My heart does follow in those footsteps. Thank you so.. read more
Robbie~xoxo~

11 Years Ago

Your words will stay with me today...as I enjoy the simple things, which you have beautifully remind.. read more

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If you want to know me, read my poetry, it's all in there. I am a mother of three sons (my finest moments) a sister, a survivor and a little bit crazy. I lost my beloved sister to suicide, so you'll.. more..

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