I know they are there
Some may be found
The siblings I think I have I don’t remember
The wife I came to love
She may be passed
Married over 60 years
My five children
I do cherish so much
They all visit me all but one
I come from a small town down in the prairies
We left that small town in 1948
my family didn’t think MooseJaw was that great
I used to go to the rodeo
What a grand time that was
Unfortunately now that part of my life is over
I know my children had children
Their young and well
What are their names I don’t remember
Me and Marlene we met through friends
What I didn’t know it would change my life
My wife that came to be
The worst day of my life
The car crash that could’ve ruined my life
Luckily everyone was alright and we parted ways
The happiest day of my life
She was beautiful and all dressed in white
We said our vows and she became my wife
The early years of me and Marlene is quite a mystery
I love and miss her very much
What did she sound like I don’t remember
I dedicate this poem by a lovely man by the name of Jack Elliot. I had the opportunity to talk to jack and really get to know him and what his life was like. When you would ask him a question he would start to answer you but then in the middle of him answering he would say I don’t remember. Hence the tittle memories lost. Looking around at all of the people at bow view manor it got me to realize what my life and my parents life could be like and it really made me sad. It made me sad to think that all of these people had a life until one day it was changed and they were all of a sudden burdened by their illnesses. In this poem I really wanted to show how grand his life was and now he not being able to remember it.