Sunday, May 25, 2014

Orphaned

Her collection spanned the years:
old photos and cards, well worn
books with dog-eared pages,
an odd assortment of furniture
that no one else wanted.
Perhaps she saw a bit of herself
in each piece rescued—
each looking for love
and a place to call home.

© Ginny Brannan 2014












Shared at Magpie Tales #221.  
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14 comments:

  1. Nice response, there's nothing better than home sweet home!

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  2. You summed up the prompt beautfully.

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  3. oh i am sure they all have meanings....all the relics and treasures we keep of our live do....smiles.

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  4. I think that would apply to many of us as we get older...

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  5. Every piece has a memory.

    Beautifully written.

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  6. This reminds me of a room in my mother's home--hundreds of photos in standing up frames. Must take a photo. I already wrote a poem about it.

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  7. Such is life.. we have those memories.. and they might become a little worn (real or not).. you found something real in that picture.

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  8. I love this...made me think of my mom.

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  9. Thanks for coming by. Our family own a thrift store. It is lots of fun to work there. It is full of five generations of history.

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  10. Lovely sentiment and image, Ginny. That search for a place to call "home" is universal and you capture it most poetically.

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  11. I like the thought of certain items holding arts of us within. Beautifully written.

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  12. I really liked this one. Thanks.

    =)

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  13. I can only imagine what will happen to all my stuff...

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