Billy Joel wrote the song Souvenir for his Streetlife Serenade album. Listen to the song by clicking Billy Joel at the bottom of blog.

A picture postcard

a folded stub

a program from a play

file away a photograph from your holiday.

And your mementos will turn to dust

but that's the price you pay

for every year's a souvenir

that slowly fades away.

Every year's a souvenir

that slowly fades away.

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What do you think Billy Joel means by "every year's a souvenir, that slowly fades away."?

What year is your favorite souvenir, and why?

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Above are some photographs from my vacations.

What details can you tell me about the picture?

Write a story based upon the four pictures above. Highlight all descriptive words in blue.

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SERENADE: (noun) a complimentary performance of instruments or vocals, especially an outside performance.

POSTCARD: (noun) a small commercially printed card, generally used to send by mail.

STUB: (noun) the returned portion of a ticket

PROGRAM: (noun) a listing of performers or pieces in a performance.

PHOTOGRAPH: (noun) a picture usually produced by a camera.

MEMENTOS: (noun) item or items usually kept to remind someone of a particular event or person.

SOUVENIR :(noun) generally a small inexpensive item purchased to remember a certain place.

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Fill in the blanks with the above words:

I am travelling in a beautiful city. I was walking around the center of town and was ______________ by the musicians as they sang for their lunch money. I find a cafe and can finally sit to write out my _____________ to my family and friends. I can't wait to tell them about the play I saw last night. I reached into my pocket to get my ticket ____________. I want to spell the actors name correctly. The _______ didn't help me, but wait I have the ______________for the performance. All the information I need! I have to remember to pick up _____________ for my friends, maybe I 'll find a snow globe, or magnets. I can't believe that my camera broke, I wanted to have _______________ of this trip. Maybe I'll buy a camera. That could be my _______________of this wonderful vacation!