thoughts of the past

Your mom and I are not as quick as we used to be, and it is easy to lose the plot as our minds wander to thoughts of the past and death and yearned-for naps.

The airmen says that he is not moved by “hate,” “love,” “law,” “duty,” “cheering crowds,” politicians, thoughts of the past, or thoughts of the future.

Thoughts of the past years, the seven years since that summer phone call made my mom cry.

Trotz has been trying to wipe away thoughts of the past since he got here two years ago.

Like Proust’s madeleine, seemingly meaningless triggers release deep thoughts of the past, present and future.