Utensils hanging from
their kitchen rail
Always at attention
Utensils hanging from
their kitchen rail
Always at attention
On the fridge
old magnets hold
new reminders
The old lady who
walks every day
Her new umbrella – red
Socks unpaired in
the wash granted
autonomy down the line
Rare teddy bears
boxed and shelved
Safely unloved
A lost cup down
on its luck and side
Saucerless and empty
Clothesline lost in
weeds – pegs clinging like
tiny birds, if you squint
Shoe sole pebbles
barely fit the
profile
Bicycles pose as
sculptures between rides
Stilled speed
Old table on
the footpath memory
stained love-scratched
Old x-rays piled on
the top shelf
A bony jumble
Pyramid of papers
after the holidays
Old news pressed
Beer can sweating
in the heat
Losing its cool
The many-drawered
credenza and its
capacity for surprises
The chair’s cushion
askew. Or the
cushion’s chair?