Tattered and Torn

A memory box filled with photos, loved ones of the past and present

Some I will keep, some I will not, but the ones most dear

Are tattered and torn, memories of yesterday, long ago moments

Dressed up for picture taking, holiday times, birthday surprises

Graduations, and new babies birth, grandma and grandpa sixtieth wedding anniversary

My first grade class, my high school sweetheart, my graduation from college

My son in his uniform, in his dress blues, the Marine's he loved, he still looked like a little boy

Great grandpa's farm, the big fishing trip, the pictures of the giraffe's at the zoo

What more could I hold so dear, these tattered and torn memories of a childhood thrill

Or the treasure of knowing the loves of my life, was always inside my heart filled with joy