Life’s Memorial
Memories stacked
pearls and gems
Stones and clods
all jumbled together
To pick and sort—
the work of the elder
String necklaces of beauty
rich and deep
plant daisies in the fodder
Memories stacked
pearls and gems
Stones and clods
all jumbled together
To pick and sort—
the work of the elder
String necklaces of beauty
rich and deep
plant daisies in the fodder
She had a smell history
with built in buttons
for convenience and automation
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Fresh bread baking
speaks to her of comfort and family
Fresh cut grass awakens
watermelon juice dripping
down the chin on hot summer day
Other’s trigger memories
or attitudes or untouched feelings
She is not controlled by her history
and she is enriched by it