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Memories of Cloth

Memories of Cloth

My memories
are made of cloth,
silken reminders
of days gone by.

Although many photographs remain,
it’s her clothes
that mark the time.

I’ve watched her grow
and now she moves on
to a life no longer mine.

In this box,
her yellowed blessing dress
still holds her tiny shape.
Although cleaned and pressed with love,
her baby’s smell
remains in the lace.

Her dance costumes
from years long past,
still full of her childhood dreams.
Green silk and sequins
shine bright and clean,
now locked in memory.

At last, I pack her prom dress,
and wonder when she grew so tall.
I watch her walk down the aisle.
Her graduation gown
the last dress of her youth.

Although I am sad,
I am also proud.
My baby,
she’ll always be.

My memories
are made of cloth,
Silken reminders
of days gone by.



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Prompt: June 3, 2014
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Subject or Theme: Washing the Car (or the boat or the clothes or your hair - but wash something)
Word(s) to Include: green, dance
Forbidden Word(s): bubbles, car, truck, soap, water (or any derivatives of these words)
Additional Parameters: minimum 12 lines of free verse or 4 linked haiku (standard Americanized 5-7-5 syllable for ease of judging please). Remember, do not use words ANYWHERE, including title.