Treasures

The treasures in the
chest are memories
over fifty years old,
special pictures of
older days, babies,
friends, places and
firsts. The braided
ponytail the first
time i cut my long
hair, the heart box,
vet and children's
vaccinations, grade
cards, mine and the
children's. A wig
from long ago, cards
and gifts, handmade,
the old Bible as it
needs protection, so
fragile, a cap and
gown that once was
blue, now turned
purple, a tooth in
a little metal box left
for the fairy in
exchange for money.
Many treasures in that
chest of memories,
yet some have never
made it there, they
remain in my mind.