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Professor Ingram's Collection

At the top of the stairs there's a musty room
Full of curiosities weird and rare:

Seashells,
Hummingbird nest,
A globe of all the world,
A two-headed snake kept in a jar,
Newspapers from near and far,
Pinecones,
Octopus,
Drawers and drawers of butterflies,
A fossil rock,
Radio,
An ancient arrowhead,
Many, many books are there, just waiting to be read,
A portrait of a woman fair, his sister, I believe,
And up above your head you'll see
A swooping hawk--it's taxidermy.

Inspired by "Big Daddy" Edd Ingram's collection
27 August 2017

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Charlie Smith August 30, 2017 at 7:42 AM Love the form, what an interesting piece Anita, thanks to Professor Ingram's collection.... Anita Harris August 30, 2017 at 2:31 PM Thanks for stopping in, Charlie. The family's reaction has been "whatever happened to all that stuff?" Nobody knows!

Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty August 28, 2017 at 7:34 AM ingrammatical, what is a live octopus doing there? Anita Harris August 28, 2017 at 11:42 AM The octopus was another specimen in a jar of formaldehyde. I did not want to repeat "in a jar". Any suggestions?

Vijay Pandit August 28, 2017 at 5:51 AM Lovely insight and observation--a poem well done, Anita!

Ashlea Senft August 27, 2017 at 11:57 PM this poem is very cool i love it