Metaphors of Life Journal: Fireflies of Reminiscence

RANDOM ACT OF METAPHOR

Fireflies of Reminiscence

Hmmm, how can it be that certain precocious memories endure through the years even while my memory becomes quite hit and miss?

I must confess that my memory has become rather fickle now that I’m 50+. There are times, particularly on stressful days, when I think: Oh yeah, I have to remember to do that just as soon as I finish this e-mail. Four hours later I’ll remember that I forgot to do that very important thing.

And yet, a random happening can trigger memories that are decades old.

Elton John`s Tiny Dancer plays on the radio… and instantly I`m taken all the way back to my carefree college days when my life was a mystery just beginning to unfold.

The mingled fragrances of a woodlot rise in the wake of a thunderstorm … and I`m taken all the way back to a 1977 summer day when a sudden effusion of mint scented the air after a passing rain shower.

An eager young boy with his fishing pole balanced on his shoulder passes by… and I`m whisked back 37 years to spring days spent fishing for perch at the mouth of creek at Selkirk.

Fireflies of reminiscence which keep rekindling themselves – random acts of metaphor to remind me that the most exquisite pleasures of life are very often the simplest and most unaffected ones.

~ Michael Robert Dyet is the author of “Until the Deep Water Stills – An Internet-enhanced Novel” – double winner in the Reader Views Literary Awards 2009. Visit Michael’s website at www.mdyetmetaphor.comor the novel online companion at www.mdyetmetaphor.com/blog. Visit www.smashwords.comto download a free preview of the e-book version.

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