Prompt napowrimo.net: “Today, I challenge you to write a poem that uses the form of a list to defamiliarize the mundane. ”
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Things I Found in Her Box
A long skeleton key
A shorter skeleton key
An even shorter skeleton key
Another skeleton key the same length
A piece of a peace pipe
A tiny handmade coin purse
A handmade coaster
A twisted paperclip (to pick locks?)
A mouse pin
A maple leaf pin
A mouse stick pin
An unidentifiable pin
A bell hanging on a loop
A jingle bell
A miniature bell tower bell
A six sided bell
All had meaning for the collector my mother)
~RuthScribbles~
RuthKlein’s Scribbles 
Thank you so much for the accompanying pictures. They really brought your words to life.
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Thank you. Later I’ll post the picture of the contents.
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Duh… already did. Ha
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I really enjoyed this a great deal. The things we save carry stories often known only to us. Still I enjoy looking at the things others have collected and imagining the stories behind them.
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Yes! I too like bells and Skeleton keys are fascinating and wonder if I picked that up from her? Her is my mother.
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An intriguing bow, that’s for sure.. 😉
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Yes. I was fascinated with box and my siblings were ok with me having it… little did I know it would be the subject of a poem.
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