Memory's Shadows Of Yesterday Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Soothing rhythms comforting interiorly with a complacent
melancholy that entices moods to come out into the open,
a wonderful and enticing reminder of our bittersweet life.

Holding desperately to it no matter what, when loved ones
die and leave us behind, being devastated and bereft, our
tears falling like petals we once placed upon their graves.

Kneeling, praying, not knowing for sure if they're hear-
ing us or not, doing it more for ourselves and family, as
we show our love to one another.

Everyone who has crossed our paths in this temporary life-
time fills us with shadows of their memories and meanings,
always standing before us when thinking of them.