Debbie
This is a great piece. Life moves so fast and our babies grow up and leave us with our memories of times they were small.

Laughter sounds from days gone by
Silent tears from longing eyes
Grip the handle, turn once more
Echoes from the slamming door

This brought tears to my eyes. We always wish we could go back to when they were still so small. Written from the loving heart of a mother.
Great job!
Love Cindy

The flow and imagery are wonderful. I love it!

Very well put. Really paints the picture of what a home is like, and how said it is to leave it behind.
Charisma*

Debbie,

You have done such a great job on both the flow and the imagery!
Bravo!

hugs,
5/5 Ingrid

Time is strange....sometimes we just feel we have all the time in the world...

Yet the seconds somehow can be so precious

before you know it......you are just left with memories

beautiful.....memories

It was very good. I have only two complaints and I wouldn't ask you to change them for the world. By and eyes isn't a perfect rhyme because only one ends with the sss sound and the line beginning with lil' slugger bothers me because when one sounds out the word lil' it actually is two syllables, there for the line is one syllable more than it should be. Other than that it was perfect. I will give you a five nevertheless.

Great imagery (having an off day so i don't know if that is spelled right) well thought, great flow and rhyme
over all great poem