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These are all my memories
Held in a vault of stone
Both the good and the bad
The happy and the sad
All of these are mine alone
Memories made in solitude
Some are tender and sublime
Others fraught with danger
Of malice and of anger
Happily fading over time
The dusty vault of memories
Where few have dared to trod
Lest to stir up a memory
Alight with searing imagery
Of things known but to God
Yet stirring souls awakening
Shaking off the dust and dirt
Pushing back the pangs of life
Fearful suff’ring and the strife
While brushing off pain and hurt
Tarnished shelves that see it all
Vacuous and vivid thoughts
The mindless and the mindful
The thoughtless and the thoughtful
Forget and forget me nots
These are all my memories
Held in this vault of stone
Some are cherished, some forgotten
Some are sweet, some ill-gotten
Yet all of these are mine alone
© 2022 Brian Duffin
About this poem
The first lines of this poem came to me as I was discussing memories with someone. We were talking about constructive ways to deal with unpleasant memories--placing them somewhere safe. For me, that place is a vault of stone. Welcome to my memories.
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