Shrouded Memories

[virtuoso]

As the rising sun

crests to its peak

then hovers on the horizon

and with laser-like precision

penetrates the suppliant pores

creating a radiant sheen

so, a poignant moment

moves to the prefrontal lobe

lingers on the mind's eye cusp

then filters into the amygdala

and joy steams to the surface



At the long day's end

the sun slowly descends

the residual steam rises

blending into the atmosphere

cooling clouds occlude

so, the incubated joy

releases its warmth

the glow fades as

the emotive strain

is qued in memory's vault

etched into the quilted fabric

shrouded by successive rings



At day's end

a pale moon quivers

on twilight's horizon

pulling the drifting tides

back into its orbit

sifting the floor silts

then regurgitating spent life

so, in life's later stages

shadows from the past

form a nostalgic wave

roll over the seasoned mind

blipping with emotive strands

feint pulses that send shock waves

deep into the memory bank

dredging up the briny granules

encrusted with layers of time

dressing them with garnish

their texture to refinish

spicing them with anecdotes

the dated moments to re-savor