Every week, the AWM is excited to bring you stories written by our visitors in our Story of the Day exhibit. Check back weekly for new stories, and visit the Museum to try out our typewriters and possibly be featured here!
As the new year gets started, it’s important to remember that nothing lasts forever, as this visitor pointed out in this poem:
nothing ever lasts forever
don’t worry too much about what is
but what will be
nothing ever lasts forever so
take it in
remember it
write down how it feels
store it away in a card catalog cabinet
and bring it out
when it’s time to scrapbook
with who you’ve become
the best part of anything
is the anticipation
nothing ever lasts forever
and that
that is a gift
This visitor also found some inspiration in certain endings:
Many of these keys are loose, much like the loose teeth of a child. The dinging of the typewriter is a satisfying sound. It signals the end of a row, the end of a period of time that cannot then be returned to.
From everyone here at the American Writers Museum, Happy New Year!
I absolutely love this poem. It really evokes feelings of joy and sadness at the same time! Wonderful work! Thank you for writing this.