10/16/2012

The Toy Box




a far way back and too long ago

I remember a time when

you were totally there

life was a toy box

filled with 

fun


today

you’re just 

there. time passes

unaware. life continues


but the toys and games are 


gone and the box stands bereft



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Linked to dVerse Poets Pub 


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12 comments:

  1. ugh...sad....to have seen what was there before...and what is not there now...your tag is a twinge to the heart as well...scary place for me to think on...

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  2. Yes, sad, especially the word Alzheimers. Good write, Patti.

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  3. very moving - thanks for sharing this wonderful heartfelt poem - K

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  4. Oh, how quickly time passes and how quickly times change! And I hope the toy box finds USEFULNESS again...

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  5. LOVE the concrete poem - the hourglass says so much full of time and promise and so quickly that verve and vivacity falls victim to time and gravity!

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  6. A sad moment, when the fun leaves. A very moving piece.

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  7. Beautifully melancholy. I really like the structure of this poem too.

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  8. Sad. And then doubly sad when I saw your Alzheimers label. The hour glass shape and photo fit perfectly.

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  9. So poignant. Really got to me as I'm dealing with a mother who has dementia. The line that jumped out: time passes unaware.

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  10. Sad and hard..I've been there. Sorry.

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  11. Oh, the disappointment! How does this happen? How do we fix it?

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  12. Poem beautifully done. Sad the loss, the living empty shell.

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