List - a Boy's World
When I was a boy in west Texas I kept a treasure box much the way building corner stones are done - with an eye to the future anticipating a grand opening one day.That day came this year when I officially admitted that I was an old man.With no particular ritual I opened the rather large tin box to find:
A mummified horney toad
One stick of Juicy Fruit gum
Baseball card collection - three cards
One Coca Cola bottle cap
One window sticker from Grand Canyon
Four arrowheads labeled "Comanche"
Ten rattles from Diamondback snakes
One garter - source unknown
A roll of caps but no cap pistol
Two chipped marbles
One top with no string
One yo-yo
A baseball labeled 1946
One needle for pumping up footballs
A spy's ring with hidden compartment
One compass the size of a quarter
Three Indian head pennies
One picture of Marilyn Monroe with clothes
One picture of Marilyn Monroe without clothes
A picture labeled on the back,"My Mama"
Notably absent was a cell phone
7-24-19
Writing Challenge 3, July 2019 - List
Dear Heart
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