I am happy to share another entry for this month’s mini writing competition on the theme of ‘Memories’ from regular contributor, Jan Strickland, with a nostalgic trip down memory lane. Thanks Jan and don’t forget that if you would like to join in, there are still 6 days left to contribute an entry for November.
MEMORIES
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
I sit, saddened by the passing of time
but strangely not alone, not lonely
My life’s been a wonderful kaleidoscope of rhyme –
a positive life, not a question of ‘if only’
School days
Nativity plays
Pet hates
First dates
Holidays, jolly days of fun and laughter by the sea
Intimate meals with special people
All these are happy memories for me
I sit content in my special chair
and count my blessings, for I see
a lot of people within whose care
I am so very lucky to be
My family all grown up now
with lives and loves of their own to see
My clock ticks on, the grandchildren gather
“Tell us a story Nana”, they jump on my knee
So forget rheumatics, the odd aches and pains
The brain shutter clicks open to shower the wains
with memories of long ago, the funnier the better
Of their Mum or Dad, they want to know
Of the naughty deeds so long ago
And so I remember every small detail
to pass on to the children for this is their history
Part of their being is wrapped in my memory
Its life I am telling and not just a fairy tale.
(c) Jan Strickland
http://janedougherty.wordpress.com/2014/11/11/in-the-fields-of-the-flat-lands/