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200th post, Album, Almanac, Collection, Double century, Future, Magpie, Memory, Milestone, Past, Photograph
Image Credits: Tess Kincaid @ Magpie Tales
Was it two centuries past
Or just few moments ago
When did I first let go
Seems like a memory lost
Caught in rusty sepia hues
Grainy and slightly scratched
Tears and grins here are etched
Without remorse or rues
Preserved in frames of wood
Behind thin sheets of glass
Or on paper cheap and crass
Or stashed under the hood
It could just be a picture
A still fragment of time
Or condensed into a rhyme
It could be sacred scripture
And so, as I sit and stare
I reflect on where it began
Two hundred strokes I swam
And yet I’m hardly there…
**Posted for Magpie Tales – Week 49… Please do check it out and indulge in other amazing takes on this picture prompt.. This prompt has a special meaning in it for me.. You’ll see why…**
***This also marks my 200th post in this amazing world of blogging.. (and hence the reference to ‘two hundred’ & ‘two centuries’ in the poem :)) A huge and sincere THANK YOU to all my readers and supporters… Without your love and encouragement, I could have never made it to this point…I hope to continue this beautiful journey with you as my fellow travelers… Will you?***
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First of all I loved the previous two posts also a lot but didnt comment”anguish ahead’, and ”Clarity in blur’. This one is really good – trying to capture the past through thoughts and words
My my my!! Thanks, budhaaah… comment or no comment, it’s alright by me… as long as you like what you read here, I am good.. 🙂
Thanks for your kind words, my friend…
congrats for the double century dear !
And it has been sucha a lovely journey since i first read you ..
Will always be there … Congrats and Good luck for a lot more centuries 🙂 i mean poetry !!
And this was one gem of a poem to celebrate the 200th mark ! Loved it 🙂
Thank you sooooooooo much, Nimue dear… you are so sweet!!
xoxoxoxox
Kavita, what a wonderful take on the prompt and how nice that you’re celebrating an anniversary of sorts. Wow, 200 posts. That takes dedication, perseverence and of course talent. I hope you continue the journey for at least a million more posts.
Aww.. thanks for the loveliest wishes and blessings, Myrna… Warm hugs coming your way!!
xxxxx
The fleeting moment captured and preserved in hues of sepia,
A still fragment of time
Or condensed into a rhyme
You did it, and congratulations for the 200th post.
Thanks a ton, Anshul!!! The feeling’s quite liberating!! 🙂
200! How does it feel?! Jeez, if I an just get to the end of the month!
hahahahah.. it felt awesome! But it’s not over yet.. (or so I hope) 🙂
A sacred scripture, indeed. Lovely.
THANK YOU, Tess dear!! 😀
Yes, that’s a long way to come–and still further to go in the future. Nice mag, Kavita and gratz on your 200th post.
Gee.. thanks a bunch for your kind words and wishes, Joy… LOVE YA!!!
Love how this reads…a fine story.
🙂 Thank you, my friend…
Love tripping back in time to sepia memories. Excellent flow and rhyme to this and congrats on your 200th post. Yeah!!!
I used to LOVE listening to my granny’s stories… and skimming thru’ old pictures… this one here totally inspired me! Glad you liked what I scribbled, Victoria… thank you…
It could just be a picture
A still fragment of time
Or condensed into a rhyme
It could be sacred scripture …
Or it could be a magic into words, your words!
Lovely… as usual!
Woooooooooooooo… now now.. I am flattered, Summer gal… (blushing)… thankoooooo
Wow! I like where your muse took you on this. Funny how old photos can plunge one into memories or half-memories (even if we don’t recognize the faces), and into different times and other worlds… Very nice poem indeed!
You can say that again, Ruth! Old pictures can really take you places! And this one sure did! 🙂 Glad you liked my interpretation of it, dear girl.. thanks for your kind words..
As an early reader, I was always impressed with your command over rhyme and words. Double century is truly a solid milestone in your career as a poet. Your poetry excites me each time and begs a comment without fail, thus I have turned into a professional commenter ( not commentator ). Keep ’em coming. Yeah!
Gee.. thanks for your continued support… as long as you stay by me, I think I can write on…
Love you MOST, dear hubs!!!!
xoxoxo 🙂 😉 😀
You know time is funny that way sometimes the fashion is all we have to go on for when something actually happened. Lovely poem
Well said, Kristen… sometimes, it’s just left to our imagination.. whew!
Glad you liked this poem, dear lady.. thanks…
Ah! there’s been many a times I’ve looked at pictures taken in the past and wondered about where and what. You capture that feeling of seemingly lost time wonderfully in this piece. Bravo!
Old pix are soooo intriguing… no? They can really make you think hard.. and I just love that about them…
Glad you enjoyed this poem so much, my dear Tekia… thanks a heap!!
xoxox
What a wonderful piece of vintage tones. Love it!
Gee.. thank you so much, Helena…
Congrats on making 200!! This poem is lovely. The second last stanza is truly beautiful.
gee.. thank you, Mark… you have been my supporter for so long now… I just can’t thank you enough, my friend!
Congratulations, Kavta on your 200th post! Wow, that is wonderful. Blog on dear friend, we readers are gifted with your words. Great magpie tale!
So nice of you to say that, Heartspell.. thanks you , my dear!! (many hugs)
Congratulations on your 200th post!! And I love the poem. Thanks for sharing it.
Looking forward to the next 200…
Ohhhh… thank you so much, ds dear!! xoxoox
And I am waiting to write hundreds more… 🙂
Congratulations dearest Kavita…you have enlightened our spirit, souls and hearts for all these months and I am sure I speak on behalf of many when I say, thank you for being the person you are!! You are a true talent and blessing to so many here…I am one of the luckiest people meeting you. You have coloured my soul with rainbows and I am honoured being able to work with you on JP too!! Know that you will always have a special place in my heart, I cherish our friendship…oxoxox
Working with you was a PLEASURE and an honor, sweetie… thank you for always being there for me… you truly are my rock angel!!! mwaaaaaaahhzzzz
A very nice topic written by an intelligent poet.
This kind of one witty piece, Kavita!
Really enjoyed reading this one.
Have a great day!
~ xoxoxoxo
gee.. thank you, sweetie.. you always say such wonderful things here… love ya loads!! 😀
beautiful imaginations…
wow.
your writing is always very fine tuned and professionally plotted.
congratulations on your 200th post. your blog is young, your talent is high…
keep it up.
Happy Weekend,
🙂
Thank you so much, Jingle!! 🙂
Congratulations on your milestone!
Aww..thanks, girl!! 😀
Good to see a strict rhyme scheme. That’s one of the disciplines that make us really think about what we are writing rather than spraying words everywhere. Well done.
I hope those rhymes made sense here.. 🙂
Anyway, I am glad you liked them, dr. ftse.. thank you!! 🙂
This is truly evocative of contemplation of old photos. Well done, dear Kavita. A fine Magpie. … and – apparently – a fine hubbie too. Good for you! 🙂
hahahah… thanks for EVERYTHING, Jamie!! This magpie prompt actually made me think of my writing road … how I began my blog, and all of that… and hence such a memory-filled poem, marking my 200th… whheeww! What a journey! LOVING IT… thanks to awesome friends as you!!! xoxox
And, yes, congratulations on our 200th post. Poem on … Kudos, dear one.
Aww…thankoo thankoo thankoo (gracefully bowing before you)
xoxoxo
Beautiful thoughts, captured here within photos, and there within words, always shared from the heart.
Congrats on 200! Fantastic milestone I look forward to somewhere down the road.
Thanks for your kinds wishes, Reflections… very sweet of you!!!