Nostalgia

As twilight sets in and dusk begins to deepen,

The mind wanders homewards

Looking for memories which happened.

Some live close to surface, others buried deep

Some merry peals of laughter

Some to make you weep.

Some skimming the mind with tiny pricks of regret

Others anchored inside

Lest you should forget.

Some shimmer like dew drops in the cobwebs of yesterday

Others like gaping holes

Where happiness was torn away

They will trap you with their siren song

Don’t dwell on them, they say

Wander too far in their marshes and you will lose your way

Look ahead, move on, keep the past in the past

Only carry the good with you

For life’s landscape is vast.

Good memories strengthen belief in the joy that life offers

They are treasures that yesterday left

To fill tomorrow’s coffers!