Mumbling memories move mysteriously through my mind. Gradually changing ... shaping each other ... merging fading springing to life again Bouncing, jostling, jockeying for position The ghostly images mutter their half-truths. A few conspire to overthrow reality. Silently wafting through temporal portals Mingling in the emotional atmosphere of the present Their presence here a floral gift from a mental garden Deceptive scents Perfuming our past With sweetly smelling lies