A very warm welcome to the site, Denise, and may I just say what a wonderful first post this is from you.
I love the way you have set this out and the nostalgia that's ripe throughout; thoroughly effective.

Well done and keep writing,

Ben

Hello. I must first say welcome and apologise because I read this twice earlier and had many thoughts swirling around in my head about it but couldn't write them down fast enough and I made a mental note to come back and forgot (memory like a sieve) so I'm glad Bens comment reminded me.

Anyway to the poem, its great and has a lot of thought put into it. Sometimes memories are best as a memory but other times they need to resurface and I feel that all of them make us the person we are today whether good or bad.

Em

Hi Denise,
Welcome to the site...as I read your piece I just lowered my shoulder and lowered my eyelids. As if something pulled inside me... as if I'm the one talking here...as if I'm the owner of this piece...I think I just need my pillow and blanky to hug me . .hmmmn nice piece I can relate to this...

So here I sit and think
On memories of yesterday

Wishing for those days again
For smiles, for voices, for hugs

But knowing there will never be
The yesterdays we shared

But still I'm sitting and thinking
And feeling some kind of way

(Feelin this way right now)

Welcome Denise! What a wonderful poem that brings me back to past memories. Well done-

Memories speak louder than presence. Indeed a great way to arrive. Keep thinking and don't stop inking!
On a trance now, to my childhood.

That feeling of nostalgia is of utmost importance to man. it aids him to think of communion and love. I love your simple but captivating diction.

Hi Denise I can't really say more than has already been said but I love how this poem flows amd it's format. Great write!