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As I age, I believe that memory becomes very 'selective'. We keep what is pleasant and leave, at least some of the more sorrowful, memories behind in order to survive. It is by no means a clear and concise record of the past. I often wish I had kept a daily diary over the years, but then, maybe I would not want to remember some of the things recorded there...
posted by
PoeticPoetry
on October 24, 2012 at 9:05 PM
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UtahJay
Great art work there and you drew the past into the present a pixel at a time.
posted by
WileyJohn
on October 24, 2012 at 7:23 PM
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Utah
Excellent, thoughtful and thought-provoking poem...
posted by
Nautikos
on October 24, 2012 at 5:00 PM
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Yes who cares anything about when we were young or even when their
Grandparents were young.
posted by
Kabu
on October 24, 2012 at 3:54 PM
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The way in which those stories are told has changed a lot due to technology.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on October 24, 2012 at 9:34 AM
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i dont know but I dont have too many memories in my mind, but its not alzheimers
posted by
Lanetay
on October 24, 2012 at 8:26 AM
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UtahJay
vIt’s a true story Jay. BC-A, Bill’s R®st
posted by
BC-A
on October 24, 2012 at 7:18 AM
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Life is all about memories saved in the brain to retrieve anytime we want.
posted by
Chuck_E_Ibrahim
on October 24, 2012 at 2:29 AM
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I don't know, UtahJay....my young lads, even into video and TV as they are, still love to sit and hear a good story. Maybe it depends on how much time the story teller spends with the child...or if the child is used to being babysat by a TV..... The poem is very good.
posted by
adnohr
on October 24, 2012 at 2:01 AM
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Nothing beats memories and your poem is so spot on.
posted by
shobana
on October 23, 2012 at 11:18 PM
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The old days of tales around the hearth will never be the same Jay it was how history was passed down as you know in the old tribes.
posted by
C_C_T
on October 23, 2012 at 11:09 PM
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It's cool having all that techknowlagy in the palm of my hand and yet, being a poet, I prefer things of the heart.
posted by
UtahJay
on October 23, 2012 at 10:48 PM
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yes utah...each generation pulls from a different method of remembrance...i much prefer what i can hold in my hand
posted by
Annicita
on October 23, 2012 at 10:14 PM
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