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Mementos

They are saved in a box
Hidden from view
They come out now and again
when I am feeling blue
Your letters from long ago
and photographs of old
each has a memory
and a story to be told

Promise of something
Hopes for everything
Goals to accomplish
Maybe a wedding ring
But our love was too weak
and you began to stray
Influenced by an enmity
I knew you wouldn’t stay

Jealousy and loathing
Slowly everything was destroyed
Disharmony and resentment
The end we could no longer avoid
The letters and photos
Just mementos of a time gone by
Forgotten and ignored
They no longer gratify

Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

Word Prompts:

Accomplish

Letter

Photograph

Enmity

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Originally the brain child of A Guy Called Bloke , I thank Kristian from Tales from the Mind of Kristian for inviting me to participate in another 3-2-1 Challenge. Please check out his site and read some super short stories and poems.

The Rules of the Challenge are as follows:

Thank the Selector

Post 2 quotes for the dedicated Topic of the Day.

Select 3 bloggers to take part in ‘3.2.1 Quote Me!’

Just a few days ago, July 17, was World Emoji Day so today’s 3-2-1 Challenge Word “Expression” was timely. Love them or hate them, we all seem to use them!

When we used to write real letters, they were heartfelt and our words were used wisely so there was no misunderstanding. We cherished them, reread them, tied them in ribbons and saved them in shoeboxes. I still have some of mine and spent an hour a few weeks ago going through them again. It made for a very special moment bringing back lots of memories.

These days, unfortunately, we rarely write letters on paper. We squash our words into emails, texts and twitter, limiting what we actually want to say. Just to be sure we don’t upset, offend or hurt the recipient of the literary masterpiece, we add emojis here and there to express ourselves so they will hopefully understand our social media shorthand. I am as guilty of it as anyone else but I think it’s really quite 😥.

Being a tactile person I have always enjoyed paper, books, written materials, that I can touch and smell, and loved writing and receiving letters. Fortunately I still can do that. I hope they don’t disappear too soon!

Here are a couple of expressions, not emojis, that amuse me and I share them with you.