Things You Keep

By skinner_jennifer

Tue, 14 Mar 2017
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Gran used to tell me:

significance gave value

to a biscuit tin full of

old family photos,

 

lost memories

some now hazy,

as time moves on

ragged at the edges,

 

yet if I look closely,

there's contented

smiles beaming

back at me.

 

Gran and granddad's

fun times unfolding

like those old kiss

me quick postcards,

 

she lived the high life

did gran –

kept granddad

on his toes but he didn't mind,

 

being an important man

was what kept him going.

Now I can't help holding on

to those moments that look back at me.

 

 

 

 

 

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Comments

Submitted by PoetonaHill on

Good poem.  Great theme. A really nice read.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

No videos of those times, but maybe we look closer therefore at the faded,  hazy stills, and despite the lack of colour, they still show real people like us, and long before we knew them well. Are you still trying to sort out what to keep and enjoying finding things in the process? Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

In 'our day' Jenny they made biscuit tins to last! We had a Shakespeare tin with scenes from the dramas. Your gran was great and she made grandad 'an important man'; love, fun and respect the essential ingredients for a good relationshipsmiley

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi PoetonaHill, love the name by the way.

Glad it worked for you and thank you for reading and letting me know.

Jenny.

 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Rhiannon,

yes, I sure am still looking through our attic, but finding it hard to get rid of precious memories.

My gran's old photos were handed down to me from my mum and I can't bear to part with them.

Glad you enjoyed my poem and many thanks for letting me know.

Jenny.

 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi there Elsie,

you're so right about the biscuit tins of old being made to last. The one I have is from the 1940s and has an old sailing ship on it. I also found an old wooden chest from the 1900s with my granddad's name on it, although the woods scraped slightly, it's still in good condition.

They were always a very close couple and had four children, two girls and two boys. Gran loved persian cats and had about six of them which she would spend hours grooming.

Glad you enjoyed reading Elsie and I appreciate you letting me know.

Jenny.