Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Sensible Garbage Cans

They wait silently, that quiet pair by the door
one for the recycle path, one for the rest
A or B, and their secret cousin down the hall
everything in its place, on its way at day's end.

Just the place for mixed refusals
of the day. No shame in leaving them
there, unknown, unheard from -
just take them away, thanks.

As a child, the dump was most fascinating,
a huge pit; back up the car close to the edge,
toss in the bags, the boxes - the odd fridge -
for imaginary roaming creatures.

Now, of course, it's more real
with knowledge of those who live there,
making their way through piles
searching for life from a can.

7 comments:

Pat Paulk said...

Wow! Too true. And the good ole U S of A can spend hundreds of millions on a presidential campaign, and electing nothing!

Bill said...

This covers a great distance without losing intensity.

floots said...

bill put it so eloquently
i'll just say i liked it
our perception of garbage (in whatever sense) certainly changes as we age
thank you

polona said...

i agree with the gentlemen... this says much about life, the universe and everything

Inside our hands, outside our hearts said...

I have to agree with Pat. This was a stunning piece of work. I loved it.

T

Kai said...

nice...hope you are well!

Kai said...

nice!