Memory Seeker

Memory Seeker

Idyllic moments live in the recesses.
Whitewashed through time, their allure builds

Urging futile efforts to relive.

Flying into the wild
Disturbing the pristine surface
As floats skim and take hold
On a lake deep in the woods.
Quiet.  Punctuated by the rhythmic beat

Of ripples on metal 

And the whir of a fisher’s reel.

Springing forward and up
Arms like arrows, body tipping forward
Slicing the surface of cool water
To chase the chain links
Of a distant anchor, the sensation
Of being enveloped in water until
Lungs seem ready to burst.
The sun dappled sheet of surface water
Becomes an urgent target.

The hum of mis-sized motors
Punctuates the natural rhythm of waves

As moonlight speckles the surface,

Enlightening the journey to shore. 

A wiggly piglet pulling frantically
On the nipple of a nourishing meal
Sweet smells of warm milk and straw

A sow’s insistent and nervous grunts
In a barn fogged by breath and warmed by bodies.

Crackle of a fire heating against the humidity of night
Light emanates, creating a glow around a tribe.
Voices intermingle until one dominates.
Weaving a tall tale, artfully building a storyline 
Creatively including the listeners
In ways that encourage a small smile from each.

Encouragement fuels momentum 

As plot twists and turns are punctuated with laughter.

The long journey in the heat of summer
On the stuffy smoke-filled greyhound
To the undiscovered land of the Peace
Could have felt like an early death
Were it not for his appreciation for irony.
Her giggles couldn’t quit 

Impatient glares attracted by full on belly laughs

dispensing the discomfort.

Cherished memories of lost times

Are sweetness locked in the recesses

Behind the urgency of life’s pace

Stirred unexpectedly by a resonant moment

And surfacing emotions long forgotten.