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Stuffing In the Corner

In the corner dark and glum, 
Extant off-casts lie plonked there, 
To fill in the space
Knick-knacks, old wedding presents, 
ornaments and filler-inners
Round and globular, bits and pieces, 
Hide the harsh mangles and tangles
When walls at right angles collide
Vases on pedestals, lamps on tables with draws,
Triangular book shelve
Tiny, tall thin cupboards
All lurking and softening the dead, dank naughty corners 
With curvaceous adornments and left-over stuff.

If rooms were round there would be no corners to fill
But, would you miss your corners 
Like graves with headstones miss their mourners?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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