Raining Memory (3-14-95≫ Poem by Daniel Barr

Raining Memory (3-14-95≫



Hidden within the walls of crowded halls
There lies a memory and many more.
Through time the crowd gathers for its last
And, clinging to memoirs of the past,
Disperses slowly like the aftermath of rain.
On a pathway to independence,
Decadence of mind and soul,
Some will choose,
And some may lose...
Good memories would not be sold.
And if the ones that we hold close
Can find the time to stay,
I hope we will remember most
The love of yesterday.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This was written for a creative writing class during my senior year of high school. 'Hidden within the walls of crowded halls' was to imply so many lockers about to be emptied before graduation time.

A stripper once made it clear to me that memories can be, and have been, sold, so I changed the words toward the end of the poem from 'And some will lose.../But memories will not be sold' to 'And some may lose.../Good memories would not be sold.' :)
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