The Noise of Silence

Poetry by David Eric Cummins

A Thing of Beauty

Posted on January 8, 2013 by David Eric Cummins

Memories are jewels

Set in the foggy fabric of time

I keep them polished and gleaming

So that every thought of you

Is a thing of beauty

That will never fade

I originally posted this for a challenge on another blog back in April, but I don’t think that blog is active anymore. Instead I’ll re-post it for Open Link Night #78 on dVerse.

19 thoughts on “A Thing of Beauty”

Polly Robinson on January 8, 2013 at 6:22 pm said:

Lovely ~ truly a thing of beauty

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- David Eric Cummins on January 8, 2013 at 6:25 pm said:
  
  Thank you. 🙂
  
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cloudfactor5 on January 8, 2013 at 6:27 pm said:

I find keeping them polished and gleaming to be a full time job !!

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- David Eric Cummins on January 8, 2013 at 7:02 pm said:
  
  Lol, it certainly can be! 🙂
  
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boomiebol on January 8, 2013 at 6:29 pm said:

I like very much

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- David Eric Cummins on January 8, 2013 at 7:03 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Boomie. 🙂
  
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Jennifer Adams Teasley on January 8, 2013 at 7:07 pm said:

What a marvelous metaphor for memories….a beautiful simplicity in this poem….I love it!!

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- David Eric Cummins on January 9, 2013 at 7:09 am said:
  
  Thank you, Jennifer. 🙂
  
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brian miller on January 8, 2013 at 7:40 pm said:

if they only live in memory…best to keep them well polished…turning them over and over again with care…

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Mohana on January 9, 2013 at 3:22 am said:

oh God!!! this is wow!!

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- David Eric Cummins on January 9, 2013 at 7:11 am said:
  
  Thank you so much! I couldn’t ask for a better reaction to a poem than that. 😀
  
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dannypereyra on January 9, 2013 at 11:04 am said:

So lovely. Very nice!

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- David Eric Cummins on January 9, 2013 at 6:07 pm said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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sentimental on January 9, 2013 at 11:45 am said:

Always a pleasure the clarity of thought expressed by your lines.
Have a nice day, David
Sentimental

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- David Eric Cummins on January 9, 2013 at 6:08 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Sentimental. 🙂
  
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michaelthewriterguy on January 10, 2013 at 5:15 pm said:

This was a very interesting poem. It is very brief, but it feels complete. The thought of memories as jewels is an excellent metaphor to relate the two. In truth, memories are one of the most important thing an individual can have.

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- David Eric Cummins on January 10, 2013 at 5:30 pm said:
  
  You’re absolutely right. Thank you.
  
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sukiesoriginal on January 13, 2013 at 5:36 am said:

Succinct and to the point – lovely little poem, David!

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- David Eric Cummins on January 13, 2013 at 6:32 am said:
  
  Thank you very much! 🙂
  
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