THE BOX OF LOST AND FOUND:

In wooden box of lost & found,

While searching for my glove,

I found more than I bargained for,

Although I didn’t find my glove.

I found old loves, left discarded,

And old heartstrings over plucked,

There were dignities abandoned,

And some sad souls disregarded.

I found poems, once fondly written,

And old serenades, once softly sung,

Old dreams of love´s once smitten,

A lace hanky, in tears now wrung.

There were plans, now untagged,

Hopes abandoned, now dropped & lost,

So I put them all within my waiting bag,

Leaving my ungloved fingers to the frost.