Sunday, December 12, 2010

Memorizing Memories

I watch
my beloved
try on his father's shirt
unroll photos from both World Wars
palm a dismantled grenade and
ponder homemade puzzles
drawers of knickknacks
revive

3 comments:

  1. The title is thought-provoking. In fact, it's an interesting subject of an emerging academic discipline, "memory Work." (By the way, if you've finished your studies, I recommend you read Günter Grass' Crabwalk, a marvelous novel on this subject.

    A good fusion of scene and emotion. The visual details makes the poem emotionally effective.

    I like this poem very much.

    Chen-ou

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  2. Chen-ou, your generous words have lightened my day. Thank you.
    ~Kay

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  3. I second Chen-ou. I really don't know anybody who does cinquain better than you, Kay. And you know how much I love the form.

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