the front table
in the entry hall
old antique cherry wood
picked up at an ancient flea market
back when every Sunday afternoon
was devoted to seeking treasures
now collects mail and keys and
other miscellany that has nowhere to go
that enters the house having served a mission
now deposited sans purpose among other irrelevant oddities
they accumulate
gather dust
lull
hide the sheen of the table top
until one afternoon it becomes imperative
to undertake the clearing of
the now cozy items
to find permanent homes for them
into the car trunk goes one small pile
another takes its place in a drawer
deliberately placed
obediently filed
the rest find themselves deposited on another table top
to accumulate
gather dust and
lull
©Karen Casady2020
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