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| Still Life 1907 by John F. Peto Visual prompt provided by Magpie Tales |
Left
this earth
Leaving behind
his hat
and umbrella.
He left us
the remains of his life.
We are
what we leave behind
in others.
Left behind
a hat, umbrella
and bag of memories
of the little things.
J. Binford-Bell
May 2015
John F. Peto painted still lifes.
He was largely unrecognized in his lifetime.
He died in November 1907 and this may well have been his last composition.
He left it behind.
And in life we tend to think that some possessions are important. Then we die and we don`t take them with us. Nice write.
ReplyDeleteFavorite line "We are what we leave behind in others." Good write.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem. (-:
ReplyDeleteThe simplest things can be so precious.Quite lovely.
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Hopefully we all leave behind such treasure.
ReplyDeleteLovely, but it’s the bag of memories, little or not, which are the most precious legacy.
ReplyDeleteWell said!
ReplyDeleteluv your sharing of memories
ReplyDeletemuch love...