fdelano Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 My tome of memories almost overflows, but levels as ghosts escape to balance added lines of life. It stands upon a shaky shelf, its cover worn, yet still protective of the flow, glorious or deathly. I turn pages randomly, like a book store browser, lingering here, skimming there. I possess this singular copy, undecipherable to any other, as are all our guarded diaries. Though too painful to edit, some passages cry out for change but cling like honey or burrs. Too soon it will fall away, its leaves and chapters scattered, echoes merging into nearby tomes. Still, it refuses to be discarded; I guard it selfishly, stubbornly holding it close to my core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I like your analogy and thoughtful imagery. The piece is personal and at the same time draws a readers empathy for we all have "passages that cling like honey or burrs" in our personal tomes. "Lingering here, skimming there." Provokes a thought that perhaps the essence of our life is viewed to best effect like an oil painting, from a little distance; assuming the good 'leaves' outnumber the bad. I particularly liked the last three lines which work well with your title. Enjoyed. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmarti1 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Love the book analogy, and REALLY liked: as ghosts escape to balanceadded lines of life. Poignant piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelano Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Marti & Geoff, I can always depend on you to find something positive in my ramblings; thank you. I do think of all our memoirs as unique and impossible to share completely, thank goodness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 More than positive Paco! A bit of brilliance, I too have these hoarder moments both literal and figurative have been trying to de-hoard as of late and find those loose pages to difficult to let go;-) Many Thanks, Juris Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelano Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Thank you, Doc. I believe that writers often share almost identical thoughts about the way of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I love how the speaker sees value in it. He "guards" it selfishly, stubbornly and holds it "close" to his "core." There are poems I've written which I've read many times, but there are times in my days, nights, weeks, months, and years when I can't read them, because they take me somewhere I can't bear to be in the moment. Same with many images I've found online and saved, images I love but won't look at. It's like that with certain music for me, too. Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelano Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 Great insight, Tony. I can't listen to "Taps," or Jimi Hendrix blowing away "The Star Spangled Banner" without suffering an emotional storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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