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The Shard of Nostalgia~ By Katherine Givens

11/2/2017

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Climb to the fort
built in the rocks, by the creek,
where picnic days were passed
with eyes of imagination. 
Steps now moss-covered,
oak chipped from the floors,
nails scattered in rust,
heydays gone with passing youth. 
Adults we sprouted,
and into neglect our fort fell,
but in our ruins 
glimpses of the creators
we became hang in the ivy,
shines through the windows, 
sets in the arches. 
Our art, our home, 
when parents fought,
bullies tormented, and the world
stood bigger than us. 
Reminders, reminders,
of the spoils of childhood.
Forget not where we grew,
where we started, back in the woods
at our fort set in the rocks, by the creek,
and hold me in memory. 


Author Bio:
Katherine Givens is working towards an M.S. in Library Sciences from Drexel University. She has publications in numerous print and online magazines, including WestWard Quarterly, Tipton Poetry Journal, The Copperfield Review, Nazar Look, and From the Depths. She also published Passages of Love: A Collection of Poems with Nazar Look in November 2015. Learn more about Katherine and her writing at katherinegivenspoet.wordpress.com.
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12/17/2017 06:31:31 pm

I remember my parents when I read your poem. My parents separated when I was in sixth grade. My mom is from another country and she just went home because I have received an award and she will go on stage with me. After that, I knew that they were not having a good relationship anymore with my dad so they planned to be separated. Unfortunately, they got separated on my birth date. That was a memorable one. But now, I have already moved on and happy for the both of them because they remained friends in spite of the tragedy.

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3/5/2018 09:33:38 pm

I remember my family way back when I was still a child, I do relate to the story of yours. My parents separated when I was still young, so I have a little memory regarding my family being together. After that incident, I promised myself that I will never make the same mistake my parents did so my children will not suffer the way I did. My weakness is to see my children suffer because of us. Anyway, that was a great poem, continue to make an interesting one!

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4/15/2018 06:13:17 pm

Thank you so much Katherine for sharing such a good poem. It reminds me of me when I was just about to start my career. I have been just a little seed before, but then the company, friends and most especially my family taught me and helped me to grow. When I had enough, the attitude also starts to change and that is when I realized that we should look in where and how did we got this far in order to maintain our feet on ground.

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