Amid Cobwebs and Dust

Amid cobwebs and dust, memories lay
In quiet reflection of yesterday,
Nostalgic moments of time unmeasured,
Captured innocence of keepsakes treasured.
In one gilded chest of heirloom's echoes
Are vintage gowns, scents of lilac and rose,
Books with yellowed pages, such classic lines
Of fairy tales and once-upon-a-time,
Locks of hair, blankets, and baby's first shoes
Safely tucked between old pages of news.
A rosary, faith's chain of tarnished beads
Beckons soft whispers of remembered creeds.
Old letters of love and paper memories crushed,
Each remnants of a heartbeat forever touched.

Now closing the lid on these fading years
And leaving behind an unnoticed tear,
Captured where treasures in the attic lay...
Amid cobwebs and dust of yesterday.