Freezing each picture
in memory's frame
safeguards my tapestry
from unravelling.
Every thread
is interwoven,
precious keepsakes
in life's contemplation.
Author notes
Prompt: Moments In Time
20 words. No more, no less
In a list
A contest entry
- Twenty 20 #2 by Errant Panther.
460 points, ended October 5, 2008, 16 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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aye, everything is linked together, finely though, a slip and a fall could catch a thread and cause us to spill memories onto the floor. a good poem.
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This is beautiful, it certainly deserved the gold in won. Thank you for your wonderful entry and good luck.
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Beautifully done! You invite the reader to ponder the priceless value of Memory! It gives us a framework in which to understand the world and people around us. Particularly lovely weaving metaphor, "tapestry, unravelling, thread, interwoven." Outstanding use of your limited words--you didn't waste one!
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wow very deserving of gold, so much in so few words, congrats
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excellent take on the prompt - the family portrait album is one of the most treasured things across most generations - when memory fails the images provide that emotional trigger to be able to relive some of the moments in life we hold dear.
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my memories are pretty intact G,, BUT FOR HOW LONG GREAT WRITE X good luck
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This is a beautiful thought sister of my sister. It fits the prompt and limitations to a "T". Good luck though you don't need it as this is so gooood.
Cheryl
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So beautiful, to take a photo is to capture so much, more than initially meets the eye, it fascinates me to look back at things people don't see. Best to you in the contest
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