Memories Blossom and Bloom
Terry Donohue
Memories blossom and bloom
As flowers,
To fruit in season,
Then drop from their weight,
A death burying the seed
Under fallen leaves,
Ready for rebirth
Or a squirrel's winter cache of sustenance.
Tales of the past are like that.
Memories blossom and bloom,
Later the drying pods
Burst open,
Like hands
Offering up
Silken stars,
Trembling with anticipation
Of the opportunity of a breeze,
An emigration to the distance,
Where the past travels,
Changing
And changing with
Foreign histories.
Fables and Lore adapt and adopt.
Memories blossom and bloom
In dark recesses of
Dying wood,
Ancient stone,
Spores of lichen, fungi
And mold,
Lurking in corners
And closets
Of abandoned abodes,
Hiding and seeking secrets,
While decomposing
The obsolescence of the past,
While re-composing,
loamy richness
From which anew will grow.
Memories are…
Terry Donohue is a poet, a short story writer, an artist, a curator, a real estate broker, and the mother of a grown son. Terry currently lives and works in Bolinas, CA, an enclave of many artists. Passionate about the arts, Terry enjoys photography, writing, poetry, and origami art in her free time. She comes from a strong creative background, having spent time working in the Chicago theater scene after graduating with honors from SUNY Oneonta and was an Arts Columnist for the Point Reyes Light.