The 'Poem A Day' Project ~ Day 177 Poem by Flying Lemming

I slide open the wardrobe and see the past
The clothes she left behind
A love and life that was thought fit to last
Now lives just inside my mind

Each item plucked from a moment
Taken from our lives chart
Moments that even though long gone still live inside my heart

The jeans that got soaked through while walking in the rain
The sweater that kept her warm as we waited for the train
The t-shirt we walked miles round many shops to get
The coat worn at the coast where the wave got her wet
The brightly coloured stripy socks that were a Christmas gift
The ‘London Girl’ T-shirt that gave my smile a lift
The pyjamas with the bear on that she wore while we dreamt
The summer top she wore when the sun felt heaven sent

All markers of a happier time, way back when
I wonder if she’ll ever return and fill them again