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title: Souvenir
week: 18
date: 2025-05-06
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purple elephant cup,\
rock from the office\
alien planet magnet,\
crystals, here before us

amongst my life,\
I find these things,\
wherever I dare go\
when I'm in strife,\
their memory clings,\
not really just for show

leftover lego pieces,\
skirt from Vanuatu\
worked-on wooden box,\
trinkets, I bought two

deep and hidden,\
they hide away,\
pretend to disappear\
history unwritten,\
hard to convey,\
a lifelong souvenir
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A plush ape of joy immature\
Tropical lamps to help endure\
Twisted glass of latent allure\
And golden flakes that's so unsure

All these items held souvenir\
For memories kept ever dear\
Recalling times no longer here\
So the feelings can persevere