Lined up
crisp, at attention
row upon row
stack upon stack
eager to be perused.
boxes of minutiae
neatly arranged
organized
records of a life
a story asking to be told.
displayed on the mantle-
glimpses of the yesteryears
and yet the today
being lived
attempting to be encapsulated.
a shrine
a symbol
a lamp lit each day
a brief glimmer
of belief.
a whimsical chair
fashioned out of
cushions
a desk
a reading light.
what of it all?
work
create
be the medium.
