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A Time of Cherish
by Alison McKenzieA locket of my pre-gray hair,
Baby fine and wisps of wistful,
Undone by lovers
Sentiments by Hallmark,
Handwritten testaments of adoration
Forever, gone awry.
Ceramic cast of toddlers’ hands,
Crayon’d art in shades of wonder
“I love you, Mommy” in elementary writ.
Likenesses of the generation I bore,
Their open globes casting
Jubilant shadows over obscurities.
A bottle of tears,
A drop of blood,
A handkerchief of beaten brow.
A calendar of crossroads,
A map of havens,
Trinkets collected on the perfect journeys.
A birth certificate
Bearing my name,
For a time of cherish.
02/17/2009 Author's Note: We had to write a time capsule poem for my poetry class, items we would put in, to be opened in 50 years.
Posted on 02/17/2009
Copyright © 2025 Alison McKenzie
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 02/17/09 at 10:07 PM This is gorgeous, Ali. Your children will cherish it, as beautiful as you. |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 02/17/09 at 10:09 PM ...gawsh and did you?...i can only stay a sec...my grandLIFEson on his way...i love this, exercise or not...i'll be back, can't say enuf... |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 02/18/09 at 12:14 AM And I have my original birth certificate also. But it's not accepted anymore in SC. I guess I'll keep my Wy drivers license forever now. Nice write Alison. |
| Posted by Shonda Creemer on 02/18/09 at 12:46 AM Awww. I loved this. :) |
| Posted by Genevieve Sturrock on 02/18/09 at 02:41 AM A bottle of tears,
A drop of blood,
A handkerchief of beaten brow...my favorite by far! a testament to the hardship of the journey of our lives, and in 50 years, proof that the previous generation had hard knocks too |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 02/18/09 at 04:29 AM I like this one Ali. Well done.....CharMin |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 02/18/09 at 02:46 PM ...ali, the line breaks and three line stanzas add so much to the mouthful, lifeful or YOU and all who came after you...healthy write for a prompt...this class of creative writing is bettered by your attendance, and as i project many, MANY students are learning from you annnnnd the teach. a succint life-account of a fuller than full life. hugs. |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 02/18/09 at 05:29 PM So good- well written. Descripyive and vivid imardy.
A beautiful read. Thank You! |
| Posted by Mo Couts on 07/07/11 at 06:13 PM How absolutely precious! |
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