KeepsakesWe collect the past,
like a magnet of memory,
where our possessions
resemble the clothes
that we wear.Abbreviated symbols of moments we shared.
Books that we’ve read
Arti-facts
from an archive of events
into history.Touching you here.
Taking you there.
Sparkles of light
in your lair.Keepsakes.
Entrees in a diary.
Pictures.
Poems.
Quotes from the past.
Buttons.
Posters.
Drawings.
Sculptures.
Toys.
CollectiblesAll going.
Now going.
Now gone.
lloyd, 12-22-99