BOXES, BUNDLES, BAGS

By kheldar

Thu, 04 Nov 2010
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8 comments
 

A charity shop
But one of many
Just the place I work...

Midst boxes, bundles, bags.

Every day donations
In every shape and size
Books & knickknacks, shoes & clothes...

In boxes, bundles, bags.

‘Thank you very much’ say I
With gratitude, with smile
Yet sometimes sadness lurks behind...

These boxes, bundles, bags.

Why these shoes untraveled?
Why this dress unworn?
And why a book "To Nana"?...

Midst boxes, bundles, bags.

How came they to wash up here
What lies behind their gift?
Flotsam? Jetsam? of a life...

In boxes, bundles, bags.

COPYRIGHT D M PAMMENT 4th NOVEMBER 2010

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Comments

Submitted by Kahdai on
ah its sad too the odds of pairs :(

"I will make sense with a few reads \^^/ "

Submitted by kheldar on
Hi Kahdai, we're lucky we don't get too many of those, we do however get a weird amount of empty cd and dvd boxes. Most peculiar. Thanks for reading. :--) xxx

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Submitted by Kahdai on
:/ thats not much help or maybe it is actually :)

"I will make sense with a few reads \^^/ "

Submitted by russiandoll on
I liked this, I'm a big fan of charity shopping and I like wondering through the stories of all the items on the shelves and racks too. Very inspiring.

 

Submitted by shoe on
It's sad isn't it. remnants of someones life, rendered anonymous, bundled up in bin bags. I once found a whole photo album full of sepia and B&W photos of what seemed to be a whole family going back generations. I couldn't bear to throw them in the rubbish, but who would want them?. I thought of tracing them but without a surname it was impossible. Still, empty cd boxes must be good for something..:}

 

Submitted by kheldar on
Thank you shoe and russiandoll for reading and commenting, I'm pleased you both picked up on the thoughts behind the poem. :--) xxx

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Submitted by MistakenMagic on
Love the repetition, David - makes the poem flow really well. I worked in a charity shop very briefly last summer - and I asked all these same questions! Magic xxx

 

Submitted by kheldar on
Hi Magic, thanks for reading and for the positive comment. If ever we get a very mysteious donation we try and come up with a back story - doubtless we get it completely wrong but fun anyway. :--) xxx

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