Surrounded, I am, by
\nflotsam of my life
\neclectic collection of
\nmemory-inducing
\ntrinkets and treasures
\nfishing lures hanging
\nfrom driftwood
\nvintage, autographed
\ntransistor radio
\nantique wooden crate
\nshelves
\ncassette tape deck
\nI used for my first radio
\ninterviews
\nDad\u2019s old Scotttie-dog
\nletter holder, and a
\nlamp and a desk blotter
\ndating to 1935
\nsitting just beneath my
\nlaptop and stand<\/p>\n
My hand carved
\n(by me) walking stick
\nhangs from a nail
\nas do Gramps\u2019
\nbinoculars
\nBill Kewley\u2019s
\nearly 60s Stetson<\/p>\n
And<\/p>\n
Baseballs!
\nplain, worn, old;
\nautographed –
\nmy favorite player, EVER
\n(a framed 8 X 10, too)
\nmy 1967 t-ball team<\/p>\n
Provenance of each
\nof these I can
\nrecite off the top of
\nmy head
\ndollar value of it all
\nminiscule <\/p>\n
thought processes
\nthey can trigger
\nenliven
\ninspire cannot be
\nunderestimated
\nthough people have
\ntried<\/p>\n
When my time here
\nis up
\nmy children
\ngrandchildren
\nwill find new careers
\nas museum curators
\nvia OJT here at
\nThe (Basement) Louvre<\/p>\n