Tuesday 19 June 2012

NAN

100 Word Challenge for Grown

Ups – Week#46

June 18 2012


Very straight forward prompt this week:
… in the dark recess of my mind ..
As usual you have 100 words to add to these 7 making 107 altogether. Make sure you keep the prompt as it is, please put a link back to here http://jfb57.wordpress.com/ so that others can read all the posts and make sure it would be suitable for a PG certificate.
The link will stay open until 25th June.

Here is my entry for this week:


NAN
In the dark recess of my mind I wander alone
I search my memory for these people before me
They say they know me, they say I’m their mother
I don't know these strangers today, tomorrow I’ll be better

I remember days on the beach with my family
Posing for my photograph as a young lady
My younger brother sadly killed in action
Those two world wars I can recall with horror
But not what I am supposed to do tomorrow

They say they all love me truly
I gracefully nod and agree
Who is that baby they placed on my lap?
I want my nap.
Word count: 107

Dedicated to my lovely Nan, Harriet [(Hetty) nee Kelly], Davis 1899 - 1992.


13 comments:

  1. This was beautiful, Sally. A lovey tribute to your Nan. It is hard to se your loved ones suffering from such an awful condition. Big hugs to you.

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  2. Those dark recesses of our minds might end up being a comfort one day if we cannot remember what we are doing tomorrow and who the babies are they place in our laps. Beautifully written.

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  3. What a beautifully written piece. How tragic to end your days in this way, not knowing those closest to you.
    It shows that this is written from experience.
    Moving. Very. x

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  4. Very empathetic trip into a bewildered mind and I love the picture.

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  5. What a lovely post. Losing memory is such a horrid thing to witness on all sides. I was very close to my grandma was died in 2009.

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  6. Simply beautiful. It made me think of my mother, who died 18 months ago. ~Miriam

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  7. Stays with the reader long after the last line. The early memories remained. No one could take them away.

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  8. Lovely poem. Here today, gone tomorrow, only living on in the memory.

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  9. This is just beautiful. It reminded me of my grandma, who died a few years ago. Very touching.

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  10. Great piece, love exploring memory and what to do when it fades.

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  11. I saw something on tv last night about a lady celebrating her 105th birthday. Someone had plonked a baby on her lap! This is a great interpretation of the challenge and exploration of long and short term memory,well done!

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  12. Lovely poem, so beautiful I can feel the emotion behind every word. It made me smile, and brought a tear to my eye.

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  13. Sad but lovely. I want a nap too.

    ........dhole

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