For a Moment

For a Moment
by Elizabeth Alraune

For a moment
I close my eyes
and visit a
memory
It's not clear
why it did
appear
but it brought
me near to
a time and
place that does
more than take
up space -
in my mind - not
far behind
are the people
I once met
and occasionally
a regret
It brings a
smile to my face
even though it's
only a trace
of times flown by
What once was
shall never again be -
but you can't
tell that
to my memory