Poetry Challenge: Weekend Writing Prompt #31 – Nostalgia

Posted on December 2, 2017 by pensitivity101

I’ve opted for just the Poetry Challenge here –
Write a poem up to 15 lines long that has a rhyming pattern of ABAB and is inspired by feelings of nostalgia.

You can find details of more of them here!
https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2017/12/02/weekend-writing-prompt-31-nostalgia/

I remember you sitting in this chair
Every day for what seemed eternity,
The sunlight catching your snow-white hair,
I felt you slipping away from me.
Your body here, your mind elsewhere,
I wonder where in time you’ll be.
Happiness surrounds you there
I see you smile at a memory,
I hold your hand to show I care,
Hoping you see what I see.
Shadows linger, hearts laid bare,
Acceptance of what will be will be.
So many things we still can share
When your thoughts filter back to me,
I’ll be sitting here in your chair.

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I am a retired number cruncher with a vivid imagination and wacky sense of humour which extends to short stories and poetry. I love to cook and am a bit of a dog whisperer as I get on better with them than people sometimes! We have recently lost our beloved dog Maggie who adopted us as a 7 week old pup in March 2005. We decided to have a photo put on canvas as we had for her predecessor Barney, and now have three pictures of our fur babies on the wall as we found a snapshot of my GSD so had hers done too. From 2014 to 2017 'Home' was a 41 foot narrow boat where we made strong friendships both on and off the water. We were close to nature enjoying swan and duck families for neighbours, and it was a fascinating chapter in our lives. We now reside in a small bungalow on the Lincolnshire coast where we have forged new friendships and interests.

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