Recall Of Memories Poem by Tom Billsborough
Recall Of Memories
As stars fade and as seas recede
Memories, our syllables of being,
Sink down into the depths of time.
Some may return but surely are transformed
By Time's lapse and our newer minds,
Practising to edit history.
And is our language even quite the same?
A memory is not itself experience
Unless a written record is engraved
Beyond the reach of modifying self.
This is why I write and encourage others to do so as well. Memories cannot be trusted or even counted on to come at all. But the written word at least partially preserves and does not change its mind
I was never one to keep Diaries. I regret that now. Memories are never as reliable as we like to think. Thanks for your comment. By the way, you and Wes have created a stormer with your latest joint effort. Maybe the best yet! Bats and Moonlight etc Tom
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8/10/2025 3:02:31 AM # 1.0.0
Memories are revised from time to time depending upon our mental state at the time! So we cannot claim full authenticity to them..... Some memories are buried for ever.... So memory cannot be history.... Enjoyed this half philosophical and half whimsical write!