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Potty

My old brown teapot has a broken spout
It can no longer pour things out.
It makes me sad to say
This poor teapot's had its day

I took it to the rubbish bin
To put this useless teapot in
For some reason, I don't know
I could not let this old thing go

This article had served me well
Many a tale this pot could tell
Like a true and loyal friend
It had served me well until its end

Now it has a broken spout
I feel a need to throw it out
As I held the pot over the bin
And was a bout to drop it in

When something inside me said no
You are not ready to let it go
Holding my old teapot close to me
We went inside and made some tea

Copyright © Shirley Hawkins | Year Posted 2020

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Caren Krutsinger Date: 7/3/2020 11:39:00 PM I can relate to this is so many instances; I have a large man-sized green grinch's head, even though I threw the grinch out eight years ago when I could not find his head. Login to Reply Shirley Hawkins Date: 7/6/2020 12:09:00 AM Is he smiling Caren or does he make you smile ? And remember he aint got no body but you......lol

Rico Leffanta Date: 7/2/2020 1:40:00 PM But throwing it in the trash speeds up its evolution . . . . .Aloha! Rico Login to Reply

Jenish Somadas Date: 7/2/2020 1:34:00 AM Holding my old teapot close to me.. We went inside and made some tea..So sweet.. In an era of use and throw, you are shining like golden glow.. Login to Reply

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 7/1/2020 9:30:00 PM Its hard to give up things that served us so well, perhaps put it in your garden and use it as a vase for flowers . Just a suggestion, Lovely write dear poetess. Thanks for sharing Login to Reply