REACH OUT

“Life is short, and forgetting is so long”

There’s memory here. . . |

And all of it will change. New floor in the kitchen; new paint on the door. Treasured toys, forgotten in their dust. The sofa carried away, replaced with something new.

And they’ll change too. New obsessions, new pyjamas, new pencil-marks on the wall. This love of your life- gradually, quietly, folded into the past.

But one day you’ll look through the photos. And oh my, your memories will

tumble.

Their funny little sayings, their cuddle-soft clothes. Much-missed pets, and days at the park. Cereal, crayons, and pictures on the fridge.

These are the things we’ll keep safe. This, them, now.

The ordinary magic of a life once-lived.