Mining the Bin

By Richard L. Provencher

Mon, 13 Jan 2014

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The garbage man is trucking

again – lifting other

people’s waste and broken toys.

Backing to the bin of treats

awaiting – perhaps

a broken chair needs fixin’

or not-so-used iron for Sophia.

His wife understands –

items brought home for use.

There’s a baseball glove

in great shape, perhaps not

quite the gift some

child needed – his son does.

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Permalink Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on Mon, 2014-01-13 16:32

Richard L. Provencher

Excellent poem. Yes, some

Permalink Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on Wed, 2014-01-15 10:41

Excellent poem. Yes, some refuse collectors used to view salvageable items as perks of the job, I hope they still have time and find some goodies. I'm sure a lot of stuff that gets chucked out in our great post-Crimbo re-gurgitation of excess only needs a bit of TLC in reasonably skilled hands Elsie

Thank you Elsie for your

Permalink Submitted by Richard L. Prov... on Wed, 2014-01-15 12:12

Thank you Elsie for your insight and best wishes. And thank you ABC team for the cherries. When I was young, we thought garbage men to be lower in society, almost at the bottom rung. Now I know better. A friendship with one has taught me there is a family man behind the work, and I respect them much more.