Ghost of a Memory
You are
the ghost
of a memory
from the
distant past
I turn a
cobwebbed
corner
in my mind
And suddenly
there you are
Long forgotten
it seemed;
but your memory
refuses to die
Should I laugh
or maybe cry?
The laughing
left before you did
and the crying
quickly followed
Just a smile now
for old times' sake
__________
Copyright © Robert Haigh 2017
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Submitted by RobertHaigh on July 05, 2020
Modified on April 02, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 321 |
Words | 65 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4, 3, 1 |
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