Along the road he found
three pots, large as the one
cracked at home, in need
of serious replacing.
Right there at driveway’s end
left for neighborly scavengers
along with two mismatched
wooden chairs, one green,
one blue and a purple striped
umbrella for a table he hasn’t
made yet. Each piece of trash
turned treasure as he lifted
it into the trunk of his old car,
relocating garden bounty
before the day-late trash truck
made its rounds. This is the way
it works around here, silent offers
sit like school children waiting
for a yellow bus, taking them
away to learn how to be more.
three pots, large as the one
cracked at home, in need
of serious replacing.
Right there at driveway’s end
left for neighborly scavengers
along with two mismatched
wooden chairs, one green,
one blue and a purple striped
umbrella for a table he hasn’t
made yet. Each piece of trash
turned treasure as he lifted
it into the trunk of his old car,
relocating garden bounty
before the day-late trash truck
made its rounds. This is the way
it works around here, silent offers
sit like school children waiting
for a yellow bus, taking them
away to learn how to be more.
Neat. Like the ending.