bottled emotions?

Got to thinking today about how I see certain events in my life like a row of small, antique, coloured glass bottles. You know the type, the kind you expect to see in some dusty old shop covered with cobwebs and dust. How each bottle has its own shape, feel and when you life the stopper smell.One is a bright yellow and smells of freshly cut summer grass. One is a deep purple, the light plays through it and when you open it it smells of lavender and dark, wild nights.I have an orange one which is the memory of my time in my first flat. It smells of patchouli and musk.I started to write a poem about all these musings but forgot to life it onto a disc before I left work...I'll post it up tomorrow if I remember to retrieve it.But I was wondering whether anyone else has little bottles liek this, sitting on the shelves of their souls. Some that you open frequently and remember the good times and others that will forver remain sealed - the time they have within them one that you would rather never recollect and is better if it remains locked away. A time that you have moved on from and have no wish to revisit. (I have some of them hidden away at the back as well. Not times that I am ashamed of but times I have lived through - like serious family illness, times of sorrow and heartache - times that I am glad have passed.)Anyway just my thoughts...interested to here what others think though.On a lighter note...found this on Lamia's site and liked it. Yep its yet *another* test and whilst I usually just roll my eyes I liked this one.I think its probably about 80% true but with only three questions to go on its probably a bit limiting...You are a descriptive writer. An avid reader ofRobert Frost, perhaps, you LOVE to use flowerywords and use the paper and pen as your canvasand paintbrush. You prefer to paint a mentalimage rather than simply toy around withpeople's minds. A very inspired person, youlove to be in nature and usually are a veryoutdoorsy type of person. A writer with anatural green thumb, perhaps? What's YOUR Writing Style? brought to you by Quizilla