Hidden Treasure

Poetry is a fine way,
To express ourselves
Open our heart.  
And let it flow.
 
In our memory
 hidden treasures 
Joy and pain locked inside.  
The tears we shed.

So good to let go,
By sharing our memories. 
From childhood to old age,
Wonderful stories to tell.

Sunny days, pouring rain.
Good times, hard times. 
Successes and heartbreaks.
With Love, dust them off.

Leave them behind.
For remembrance sake.
Don't take them to the grave.
What a waste it would be.

Reviews

[Mark]

To willingly share our pains and victories with another, via the medium of poetry, benefits the writer two ways: She may just help out a person in a similar situation to find, if not an answer, at least a road to clarity, and, she has made of her pen and paper, or her keyboard, a surrogate best friend, one with whom she can weep, laugh, exult or just complain when the fleshy one is absent. There is no better way to heal a wound than to open it and let the infection out. Poetry can be that scalpel. Good job, sweetie!

(P.S.: I just did something really dumb! After reading your reply to my review, I went back to the review to see what I had written. I saw it printed on your page TWICE, so I decided I'd erase one of them. I'd failed to notice that one was "My Review" and the other was the "Featured Review"...SO THEY BOTH WENT AWAY!! I recreated it as best I could. It's not exact, but, well...Another lesson in Acting Rashly, I guess!)

[Michael X]

really wonderfully written anita, the way inspiration drives desire, such passion has uplifting effect,
what I enjoyed most, the crisp, clean, refined wording, its lively and picturesque, loved it

[Sheila Kline]

Dear Anita!
How very true! There is a treasure that is hidden in each of us - some are jewels of great worth, some are those gained by pride, and others by greed.......it is those that are hidden as acts done without expectation of thanks, of a kind heart, of a compassionate spirit that glow brightest among the treasure!
Very nice description!!

[Lady leah]

o so true the words you speak, each of us has a burred treasure within.