In the pocket of my memory
Stored images of the past -
There is always music
There is a ballroom where we dance
The waltz, the rumba, the lindy hop;
The ballads are sweet, the jazz hot.
Musicians in tuxedos, potted palms,
Trumpets blaze, saxophones moan, drumsticks dance,
The singer lit by spotlight.
The trumpet calls us to remember when we fell in love,
Glorious open tones - smooth, luscious melodies.
Harry James, Charlie Spivak, Louis Armstrong
They're playing our song.
These small joys keep the image alive.
Though we are caught by time,
The years drop away
And we are young again.

- Lynn Chirico

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