-- Sometimes Our Memories Sweeter --

John Herlihy

Sometimes memories taste sour,

When resurrected from the past.

Sometimes our memories sweeter,

Of happy days that will forever last.

Sometimes the person is kinder,

If it be unknown who they are.

The stranger needs no reminder,

As near to us as a far distant star.

Sometimes memories are darker,

Past experience filled with regret.

Sometimes memories are brighter,

As blessings that we never forget.

Sometimes voices sound harsher,

A nagging wife, an angered father.

Sometimes voices sound tender,

An innocent child, one’s mother.

Sometimes the world feels lonelier,

Without any hope, without a friend.

Sometimes the world feels friendlier,

Feeling at peace, no need to pretend.

Sometimes things happen to us sooner,

Unexpectedly with the blink of an eye.

Sometimes things happen to us later,

On some hour/day, we never know why.

Sometimes passing days feel shorter,

Minutes and hours fly by with speed.

Sometimes passing days feel longer,

Time on our hands without the need.

Sometimes our hearts beat weaker,

Without sustaining any vital power.

Sometimes our hearts beat stronger,

Budding into bloom as a dawn flower.

Sometimes thoughts wade shallower,

As if seeking something never found.

Sometimes thoughts run far deeper,

Lifting us up into a realm profound.

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Thursday 1 September August 2022