Memorabilia

I pull my eyelid away from my eye, allowing air to fill the void. When I drop it back into place, a bit of air becomes trapped. So I gather the air of my favorite places: Aldie air under my left eyelid, and the Millbrook wind under my right. When summer comes, and my family visits Manasquan, both eyelid pockets are full, leaving no room for the ocean air. I could take a picture instead. Back in Pennsylvania, no memorabilia clutters my little home, yet I still have a little bit of Virginia and upstate New York with me always.