MANTLEPIECE OF MEMORIES

I rest a while in my dining room chair
I look at the mantlepiece and the memories there
There on the ledge are memories galore 
All to do with what life has had in store 

A photo there of my father and mother 
An ornament given by my younger brother 
A clock that no longer ticks been in the family for years
My 21st birthday tankard which held a few beers 

The mantlepiece now has a new addition 
Something that stands close to the television 
It's the place where Dad's ashes will rest 
After all he loved the mantlepiece the best