Look Around

Look around your home and see Your furniture, your rugs, The pictures hanging on the walls - Like old familiar hugs. For every item you have placed - Inherited or bought - Is there to help create the space That somehow you have sought. We start out small, collecting Things we like and can afford And often there’s a goal in mind We gradually work toward. Our tastes may change throughout the years But there will be a thread Of special objects to connect us To the lives we’ve led. So though we may redecorate, We’ll likely never part With those various reminders Which give every home its heart.