curiosities

Trinkets precious all

Over flowing treasure chest

Handmade and heart felt

Memories, bits and pieces

Uniting past and present

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moving on

Aging are we all

Elder’s houses being sold

Taking memories

Donating the left overs

Figurines, furniture, clothes

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forever young

Saved all the kite string

Two bottle caps, a skate key

Dice with dots worn off

Rope off the old sled

Hockey puck signed by teammates

A cat’s eye marble

Kept in a tin box

Under the bed, secret spot

Treasures of his youth

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oh snap

A secret passage

Leading to hiding places

Of precious treasures

Pull out the green book

Step back as the panel moves

Of course, grab a light

Ignore the cobwebs

Start down the winding staircase

You are almost there

Sudden the door slams

Pitch of dark surrounds you now

Someone, MOVED THE BOOK!

©2016 Annette Rochelle Aben

curb appeal

What to toss away

What to put in the yard sale

Long ago treasures

Someone else will choose

If they can live without it

Someone else’s trash

©2016 Annette Rochelle Aben