Life’s Vanishing Memories
life and memory are only
occasional bed-mates. for
.
how much of this life
falls into the small and
the minor moments? those
.
of lesser consequence
.
while the time was spent
did the memory care to
record them for the sake
.
of posterity and remembrance?
.
what is the sum of these
moments, their portion?
our times past now made
.
of life’s vanishing memories
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Posted on December 6, 2015, in Poetry and tagged DoubleU, John White, Life's Vanishing Memories, Poetry. Bookmark the permalink. 31 Comments.
It’s fascinating the things we can recall quickly but the things we really wish we could play back seem to have been erased
Thank you! 🙂 It is amazing how the mind works. Storing and repeating simple, almost meaningless moments and yet, somehow, forgetting moments we would like to remember.
I wonder this myself. Great first line.
Thank you! 🙂 The mind can sure keep us guessing. 😉
Well…If I got to the end of my life and couldn’t remember anything of any significaance, something that gave me a sense of having lived, then I would probably be suffering from Dementia/ Altheimer’s Disease. That would be very sad indeed. Jx
Thank you, Jodine! 🙂 That would be sad. It’s those moments when we reminisce but seem to remember the smallest, almost insignificant moments rather than the big events that makes me wonder how the mind works. It’s great to meet you!
Insightful!
Thank you, Swetha! 🙂
I was going to reply to your post but I forgot what I was going to write….
Thank you! 🙂 I know that feeling too well. 😉
Made me wonder if dwelling on a few vividly remembered disappointments, I may have missed a truly happy life made up of a million pleasurable moments judged and discarded as insignificant by my perversely minded brain.
Thank you, Karen! 🙂 As long as the moments were enjoyed you didn’t miss anything. Even if it’s forgotten later. 😉
Reblogged this on Life of a Writer and commented:
#inspiring
Thank you for the reblog!
At times I wish if I could erase a few of my memories..But I have got a good memory power to remember all those which I like to forget..:)
Thank you! 🙂 The memories we wish we could forget seem to hang on forever for some reason. But it’s good to have a solid memory to preserve the good moments too. It’s great to meet you!
Yes, it is true that memories help us to walk through the good old moments..
Absolutely! 🙂
I could make many comments in a similar vein. I’m reminded sometimes of a film called ‘Sliding Doors’, and how the smallest alteration of a decision can redefine a life. there are many forgotten moments, but even more moments I wish I did not have to remember. Regret is a powerful engine.
Thank you, Frederick! 🙂 Small decisions can impact our lives in a big way – a little like the Butterfly Effect. Memories are made of triumphs and tragedies, big and small. The mind sometimes has a way of hanging onto what we might deem insignificant and allowing the important stuff to fade away.
Loved the first line, “Life and memory are occasional bed-mates”…so, so true.
Thank you, Mark! 🙂 It’s great to meet you!
I loved the poem.
Thank you, Claude! 🙂 It’s great to meet you!
It is an honor to meet you, John!
🙂
“life and memory are only
occasional bed-mates.”
Got me at the first line. Wonderful introspective piece.
Thank you! 🙂 It’s great to meet you!
Reblogged this on KCJones.
Thanks for the insight. I identify with it as I have a pretty bad memory.
Thank you! 🙂 It’s only natural really. Forgetting things or only remembering small portions of moments in our lives is one of those little quirks the mind develops. It’s great to meet you!