Memory’s Melodies

by Shernaz Wadia

From the hem of desire
I’ve stitched you
into folds of memory

instants, incidents,
laughter, joy, pain,
the fun and the fights
fluffy clouds pinned
on a retentive blue

I’m tempted
to pull them out
savor them
bits of candy floss
molten moments
of a sugary past

tantalising, baiting
waiting on the cusp
of today
to bend the tips
of tomorrows
into piercing
pin-points of pain

like pleats
of an accordion
I will crimp them
to play only
those melodies that
my heart notates

02-Oct-2013

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Comments on this Poem

Very thankful for your motivating comments, Padmaja and Sony.

Shernaz
07-Oct-2013 01:52 AM

Symphony of memories, melody and velvety diction.Shernaz at her best!Cheers!

Sony Dalia
04-Oct-2013 12:20 PM

A lovely trellis pattern stitched through which sweet music of memories seems to waft...and wave like a swing...Lovely! Thanks for sharing this slice of nostalgia, Shernaz.

Padmaja Iyengar
03-Oct-2013 05:44 AM