Edges Of Our Memories Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Scattered throughout life, memories remain in our minds
especially those of children and the elderly, loving ex-
periences when young.

Wanting to relive them over and over, finding a special
joy in their excitement and happiness, later in life,
being alone.

Family grown, just sitting and reminiscing of days gone
by, loving to relive times with our children when little,
growing up and leaving home to start families of their own.

Finding tears filling our eyes at the special times of our
lives that have disappeared all too soon, knowing we weren't
ready to leave them behind as yet.

But time has a way of moving forward whether we want to or
not and we find ourselves settled on edges of our memories,
about to enter a new horizon, taking all these inner videos
and images with us into the arms of death.