The Drawer

lillian

I didn’t know
it would make memories rollout
like that twirling lottery cage
that stops and releases balls as you
hold your breath and hope for magic.

She died
and left me to create the magic
sorting through a junk drawer
stuffed and crammed
with years of tuckaways.

6 thoughts on “The Drawer”

  1. AM Roselli's avatar AnnMarie Roselli-Kissack April 22, 2015 / 11:12 am

    Lillian,
    Poetry and home is a winning combination for you. This is beautiful.
    Have a lovely Wednesday.
    AnnMarie 🙂

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  2. Jenifer's avatar 5h2o April 22, 2015 / 7:36 pm

    Very beautiful — and accurate from my experience. 🙂

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    • lillian's avatar lillian April 23, 2015 / 1:16 pm

      Thanks much! Happiness is a lovely comment to a post on a sunny day 🙂 Actually, I think many many people probably have “junk” drawers. Maybe we should rename them “treasure” drawers?

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