Like Autumn Leaves Scatter In The Breeze
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By skinner_jennifer
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Dear diary...
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It is possible to look back
It is possible to look back with rose-tinted spectacles. And regret for lost mobility and activity. But we do have usefulness and enjoyment still to experience and faith to attend to! Rhiannon
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Love the idea of memories
Love the idea of memories being like autumn leaves, and this made me think of carefree Summer days :
"easy going
times, when not afraid to take
a leap of faith: lulled by folklore"
Soon it will be Springtime, and I hope you will be going out again
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Very glad you are able to go
Very glad you are able to go for walks again :0) But sorry to hear about your head - I hope you have a beautiful hat
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That sounds wonderful, Jenny.
That sounds wonderful, Jenny. Reading poetry under shady trees in beautiful Canterbury. Memories of peaceful times, friendships and opportunities. Snapshots in time cherished forever.
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"...yet still I'm
"...yet still I'm
haunted by past voices that
consume.."
That's a reflective piece, Jenny. I sometimes think it's easier to look forward than backwards. There's no ghosts to deal with when you look ahead. Of course, they are always there when we turn around...
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Haunted
yet still I'm
haunted by past voices that
consume, distant whispers
carried on the breeze.
These words, or similar, go through my mind regularly as I think back to all the people I have known and lost for good, bad or sometimes inexplicable reasons. Memories of them have made a mark but I wonder if I spend too much time looking back. We can't change the past but we do have some say in what happens to us in the future. I know that's what I should be concentrating on but it doesn't contain the magic ingredient of nostalgia.
This is a very thought provoking poem. Well done Jenny.
Turlough
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Adventures
I'm very well thank you Jenny, and I'm happy to know that you're in much better shape than you have been. I hope that when the better weather arrives you manage to get out with your partner for some local adventures. I was talking to my daughter a couple of weeks ago about the nice places we used to visit when we lived in Wiltshire. Avebury stone circle was a big favourite, even if only for a short stroll and a pint on a summer's evening.
I do still have the travel bug and the sense of adventure but I feel they're a little diluted these days as my desire to climb mountains and cross deserts is no longer there. I think that's down to the dwindling confidence that comes with the ageing process. I still travel but not as far as I used to.
My Nan too used to reminisce about her mischievous childhood and youth in Sunderland. Black & White whiskey with the metal clasp on the lid and the two Scottie dogs on the label was often a feature of her tales, or the thing that fuelled the telling of them. She gave it up when she was eighty; not for health reasons but because she discovered Pernod whilst on holiday in Menorca with her friends.
Thanks to you too for your in-depth reply to my comment. It's always good to hear from you.
Turlough
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