Surrounded, I am, by
flotsam of my life
eclectic collection of
memory-inducing
trinkets and treasures
fishing lures hanging
from driftwood
vintage, autographed
transistor radio
antique wooden crate
shelves
cassette tape deck
I used for my first radio
interviews
Dad’s old Scotttie-dog
letter holder, and a
lamp and a desk blotter
dating to 1935
sitting just beneath my
laptop and stand

My hand carved
(by me) walking stick
hangs from a nail
as do Gramps’
binoculars
Bill Kewley’s
early 60s Stetson

And

Baseballs!
plain, worn, old;
autographed –
my favorite player, EVER
(a framed 8 X 10, too)
my 1967 t-ball team

Provenance of each
of these I can
recite off the top of
my head
dollar value of it all
miniscule

thought processes
they can trigger
enliven
inspire cannot be
underestimated
though people have
tried

When my time here
is up
my children
grandchildren
will find new careers
as museum curators
via OJT here at
The (Basement) Louvre

– Mark L. Lucker
© 2023
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