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Shadowbox of the Heart
by Linda Schwartz / Reflections
Posted: May 7, 2021
A tribute to a mother's life…
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Editor's Note: The following appeared in the May 2021 email newsletter of SeniorLifestyle contributoe Barbara Greenleaf. (See her own tribute to mothers, "Today's Mothers Are Worker Bees."
I put the finishing touches on the shadow box
close the lid of the assembled memorabilia
of my mother’s life
her thick gold-rimmed bifocals
a miniature suitcase symbolic of her love of travel
Mah Jongg tiles embellished with intricate designs
her scuffedwell-used Nordstrom charge card
a sterling silver sewing thimble
playing cards and plastic poker chips
her wedding invitation tinged yellow with age
black and white photos of her as a young bride
nestled on a pristine-white satin backdrop
these mementos are a mere glimpse
of wife mother sister
grandmother great-grandmother friend
missing behind the wooden frame
the essence of who she was
too elusive and ephemeral
to be pinned onto satin
instead held steadfast
in the shadow box
of my heart
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