Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Afterglow ... Grateful

Today’s word is “afterglow” ... af-ter-gloh ... the pleasant remembrance of a past experience etc.; the glow frequently seen in the sky after sunset; afterlight. (Dictionary.com)

Grateful
Good memories wait,
     a picture album, invisible,
Ready with open pages whenever
     we turn to them ...
An afterglow of happiness,
     at hand when love’s comfort
          seems small.
A melancholy remberance,
     when all of life has changed.
And we have a hand, 
     though we don’t believe it,
          in creating this beautiful past.
Minute by minute, we sketch
     the outlines, fill in the colors,
          frame the minutes.
Ready for the halls and walls
     we call our lives.

Anne Selleck
Copyright 2017


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