What we have we simply forget

 

What is there to shelve but our memories?   

At first we fill a dozen albums a year…

Seems easy; like teaching knowledge at Emory's

But as age surpasses our smooth veneer…

 

We simply forget; what it was we’d done yesteryear.

We live slightly less and cut-out some of the pages

We forget relationships with just a sneer.

Tear-up albums and pretend - we’re old sages.

 

Now a memory long forgotten can reappear…

It’ll open you up a watermelon:

Now here are the seeds of memory,

“I did think they’d long been quietly since stolen.

 

Memories glide away like catamarans…

“If you; fill your days with nothing, but nights”.

So my advice if you’re young do all you can!

Set down thy anchors for them harbours of light.

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

Do all you can, carpe diem! Absolutely true...and wise words. Well written, Mark. I liked this one. Lydi**

[Joyce S. Greene]

Memories can be very valuable, Mark, and I think your advice is very sage. The more memories you collect over your lifetime the more warming they will be to your soul when "the days of wine and roses" have come to an end. Good writing!