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putting pairs away
neat rows of marriages,
pajamas neighboring.
a click, a tidal wave of
white
all for the searching.
questing and finding:
three magnetic tires,
one blackened banana peel,
please don't tell me that
is a flattened yogurt container?
shrunken light saber,
wooden train tracks,
a Croatian coin from
fading father asea,
a thimble, a red half-gumball,
autumnal acorns and leaves,
two hopelessly knotted
parachute guys,
the lost rubik's,
scattered pistachios,
and part of curious george.
half whispered, oh my...
answered by a hallway(ed)
giggle, and feet
pounding downstairs.
exit sidedoor, and poking
evergreen shelter.
such a wealthy trove
unearthed,
rather, unsocked.
the treasure i
kept for my own
was the long laugh,
with the streaming eyes.