Keepsakes

We collect the past,
like a magnet of memory,
where our possessions
resemble the clothes
that we wear.

Abbreviated symbols of moments we shared.
Books that we’ve read
Arti-facts
from an archive of events
into history.

Touching you here.
Taking you there.
Sparkles of light
in your lair.

Keepsakes.

Entrees in a diary.
Pictures.
Poems.
Quotes from the past.
Buttons.
Posters.
Drawings.
Sculptures.
Toys.
Collectibles

All going.

Now going.

Now gone.
 

lloyd, 12-22-99