A Father's Medals World War One <br />The wrist band from a stillborn son <br />The first picture of the two (now three) <br />An Old Irish Fiddle, Left to me <br />My Rugby Jersey old and Blue <br />My Son’s first Rugby Jersey too <br />A silver frame, the self same smile <br />My wife’s Pennant (She ran the mile) <br />War department Telegram (a death) <br />My wife’s Mothers Christening dress <br />my first handcraft (a mat of reeds) <br />My Father’s Mothers Rosary beads <br />A picture of our son at play <br />a memento of my graduation day <br />My wife’s Pearl backed wedding book <br />Big Peter's number (what a crook) <br />The box is almost empty now <br />Forgotten memories, but how? <br />The pride, the Lose, the answered Call <br />The pain, the joy, I knew them all.<br /><br />Bill Mitton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-box-from-the-attic/
