26 November
there was an old bureau in the kitchen
which had three drawers
yesterday when she came in from walking the beach
she had placed her treasures on top
and now there was a cozy melange
the top drawer was filled with table linens and mismatched cloth napkins that had been
collected over the years,
ribbons, bits of twine, an old bottle of glue,
some yellow string that had once been wrapped around a gift
and three pairs of scissors with red handles
collected over the years,
ribbons, bits of twine, an old bottle of glue,
some yellow string that had once been wrapped around a gift
and three pairs of scissors with red handles
the second drawer held hats and mittens and woolen sweaters
thick sweatshirts at the ready
thick sweatshirts at the ready
for walks on the beach with
guests who had underestimated the wind
that swept off the sea as they walked the beach,
a faded green dog leash for when Sally came to visit
that swept off the sea as they walked the beach,
a faded green dog leash for when Sally came to visit
and some old toys that every one had forgotten were in there
the bottom drawer stuck and was hard to close
it held old photographs and scraps of fabric
things that no one looked at very often
bits and pieces of the home where they lived
our treasures are pretty cool....my boys find them all the time...i keep a bowl by the bed that i put them in and occassionally we go through them to find a bit of the magic that we felt on first finding them...and guessing at their stories as well...
ReplyDeletebeautiful treasure, lovely poem. The purple color in the leaf is really cool.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting, our top drawer in the kitchen also holds linens and cloth napkins. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely picture and those words are so true.
ReplyDeletePrecious treasures - another lovely post :) Enjoy your Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colouration of the leaves.
ReplyDeleteOh, I just love going through drawers and seeing what treasures they hold, especially drawers like this one that have been left untouched for quite a long period of time. Beautifully described.
ReplyDeleteFabulous words with your picture. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post and lovely image, too. :)
ReplyDeleteI love old 'treasure' chests. Dianne
ReplyDeleteGreat words and lovely image too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! And a lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteLovely capture and great treasures !
ReplyDelete'A good home is happiness' ... wonderful words !
Nice week,
Sylvia
Love how your bureau told a story. My buffet could tell one.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot and words.
ReplyDeleteWonderful still life photo. And I do love a drawer full of treasures, though I seem to have accumulated far too many.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this post. visiting from Kim Klassen
ReplyDeleteYou don't often see autumn leaves in the same photo with a seashell. Very creative! Your writing is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words and beautiful image!
ReplyDeleteSo creative Photo ... Love it, together with your poem!
ReplyDeleteFabulous photo and I love your writing!
ReplyDeleteLovely prose with your photo... It evokes happy memories for me of my grandmother's odds and ends drawers... Michelle
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