Boxes
We collect things, hence we have invented the box:- the in-box, the out-box, the not sure why so I’ll put-it-in-a-cupboard box. Where would we be without the box to label, embellish and stack? – without the colours of Christmas decorations, mustiness of old photographs, or twinkle of precious jewellery? – without the tiers of celebration […]
Recycling
You have tubs of bits and pieces, nails, galvanised and non-galvanised screws, nuts and bolts, washers and copper wire. Blue string, orange string yellow hose and green hose, old washing machine parts, electrical components, door handles, padlocks and keys that don’t fit the padlocks. There was a time I thought you were crazy but when […]
Useless
The house is full of stuff that sort of hangs around expectantly: those eager books he kept for reference, those ties he’ll never wear (except the black), picture frames, long empty, that will never see the light. From time to time, a feeling in the gut will raise a tsunami to rearrange the debris, sort […]
Toast
Toast Leaves fall, crisp and brown, curling up at the edges, littering the lawn.
Day 17. Useless things
One person’s useless thing is another person’s prized possession. Here’s ‘Box of Cigars’ by Gerald Stern: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/30525 Useless things.