Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

At the Bottom of My Closet

At the bottom of my closet,
I found in a bag
A brand-new gray skirt
With its price on the tag.

I spotted the slippers
I swore I’d thrown out
And a dozen Clinique* cases
(Freebies, no doubt).

I also unearthed
Shoes from way in the past
And a cartload of shopping bags
I had amassed.

As these “treasures” got tossed
In a burgeoning pile,
I couldn’t resist
Just the hint of a smile…

For in all of that mountain
Of stuff on the floor,
What was missing was what
I’d begun searching for!

*make-up company

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Robert Johnson September 29, 2014 at 5:07 PM Let me expound on what you found. A lack of evidence that didn't make much sense of what you forgot making you feel so dense. Leaving no room for what was not even there. Makes a person tend to just sit and stare. Peace. :)

Andrea Dietrich September 26, 2014 at 11:48 PM hahaha, this is so GOOD because this is what happens to me sometimes. I still can't find the real thing I want, and in the process, I find other little treasures I completely forgot about!!

Terry O'Leary September 26, 2014 at 5:21 PM Very amusing, Ilene... I can never find anything... I ask my son for help and he finds everything... ;-))