If recollection were a game
where prizes were awarded,
what memories would I enter
once sweet remembrance sorted?

Which reminiscence from my past
might outshine any other?
A day from childhood's innocence?
A night spent as a lover?

How could I search my motherhood,
each laugh and tear-filled story,
and then declare I'd chosen one
from life's vast inventory?

While searching for best memory,
I've learned through hours of choosing,
no nomination's possible -
the prize is in perusing.