–noun
1. a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.
2. a small particle or portion of anything; fragment; bit.
3. the soft inner portion of a bread ( distinguished from crust).
4. crumbs, a cake topping made of sugar, flour, butter, and spice, usually crumbled on top of the raw batter and baked with the cake.
5. Slang . a contemptibly objectionable or worthless person.
–verb (used with object)
6. Cookery . to dress or prepare with crumbs.
7. to break into crumbs or small fragments.
8. to remove crumbs from
I have learnt
To scrub my memory
For crumbs of our story
Shaking them loose
To be lost to the drafts of times
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Lovely, the thought of scrubbing ones memory for their life story...well done...bkm
ReplyDeleteDon't brush away too many memories! You'll need them in years to come. Liked the concept.
ReplyDeleteunique magpie..loved the way these words draw my eyes to the scars left beneath the brush..
ReplyDeleteYes, lovely poem and the old style writing gave it extra age-old value.
ReplyDeleteScrubbing memories for crumbs of our stories...I liked the concept...its very real. Great magpie.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Magpie ... both the words and the image.
ReplyDeleteI like it! Those of us with some experience under our belts can relate to scrubbing those memories away.
ReplyDeleteLove your use of words here. Outstanding Magpie!!
ReplyDeleteHowever sad or painful a memory, I wouldn't want to erase it.
ReplyDeleteWonderful use of the magpie
ReplyDeleteloved the writing over the photo
But I guess I'm with Stan
I wouldn't want to erase anything
"...scrub my memory for crumbs of our story"
ReplyDeleteLovely and tinged with such sadness.
Nice poem and view of the prompt. Mostly I treasure the crumbs of my life. There are some things I don't remember so clearly and that makes me sad. It's a mixed bag of emotions.
ReplyDeleteoh but i like to knock them out of the brush to examine them just once more before discarding...tight magpie!
ReplyDeleteDear Nathalie: A most excellent bit o' poetry! Succinct and complete. A neat package. Memory scrubbers! That might work! Thanks! Jane Jones logb
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! Perfectly fitting words...
ReplyDeleteLove the imagery of this Magpie. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThis is a terrific take on the prompt. There are some crumbs that you just hate to have stuck in your memory. I guess he was one of them.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved this piece and the thoughts it provoked.
ReplyDeleteWow, really beautiful. Each sentence was perfect and needed, I cant imagine this poem any shorter or any longer. Well done, great magpie!
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