$1.99

Displaced object

lost in glassware

among single saucers

secrets, sighs

abandoned by parents

lovers, lies

none to cherish

backlit hair, soft eyes

Would you like a bag,
a receipt for non-belonging?

Thanks, no.

Rain in the parking lot

drops hot with tears
on the frame



Tess Kincaid
June, 2011

I like to collect vintage carte de visites of interesting or striking people, so it was no surprise in Goodwill this week when this lovely caught my eye.  It felt it so tragic that she was not proudly displayed on a shelf or in an album as someone's treasured possession.  Tears burned my eyes, as I tucked her under my arm and headed toward the cash register. She has a home at Willow Manor now.