Garage Sale
Old worn things
sprawled in heaps of disarray
Lamps and Chippendale chairs,
faded boudoir cabinets,
forgotten wedding gift kitchen wares
Clothes fashioned in yesteryears,
teacups full of evaporated tears
Nostalgic tears of joy,
tears of sadness
Items bearing times of hardship,
some marked with easy living felt tips
Garage sale ...
barter away the past
Selling off old memories,
wistful times that didn't last
Old well-kept things
laid out in an orderly way
Candle holders and embroidered closet rugs,
polished grandfather clock,
treasured anniversary velvet gloves
Keepsakes kept safe as years went by,
mementos of permanent smiles
Reminiscent smiles of childhood gladness,
melancholy smiles of adult sadness
Items carrying no more emotional weight,
none to appreciate the vagaries of fate
Garage sale ...
buy a piece of someone else's parted past
Purchase a new possession,
perchance in a different attic it won't be cast
Copyright © Freddie Robinson Jr. | Year Posted 2017
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