Amazing Rubbish

A walking gift

a treasure just left

reverence suspended

your trash, my theft

corsets of not

a Holy Smoly find

1882 a book

with an envisioning design

the question I ask

is how it is thrown

every magic it finds

in its sleeves well known

an artist of time past

a treasuring of words

no I cannot believe

just tossed in the trash,Absurd!

Nathaniel Parker Willis

a writer of frame and mind

now my soul will savior

the poetry he left behind

I am glad I pick trash

look what gifts I find

so many amazing things

a history treasure so divine

Author's Note

dates are wrong just picked that today*)
do not tell my daughters...shshshsh a secret*)
Thank you for reading

Reviews

[Alex Falkner]

Being a book collector, I am SO jealous, it's a beautiful book.

Lovely write and so very true. I have an old book from New Zealand, (where I'm from) usually worth about $80 - $90, the one I have has got an extra page, making it a presentation copy, it makes it worth more, problem is, no one knows what it's worth, possibly $200 or more, only way to find out is to put it to auction, and I don't want to do that.

Why am I telling you this you ask?
Because it was bought for 50 cents at a place that sorts through rubbish and sells off the "treasures"

Anyway, off track here, it's really well written, has a great flow and very easy to read.
Really liked it, thanks for sharing Holly.

Tammy.

[Holly Mason]

it is truly difficult to get rubbish*) books appraised
I enjoyed your book story much so thank you
thank you for reading

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

One man's trash is another man's treasure.

[Orlando Murcia]

Not bad :-)

[Holly Mason]

thank you much for reading, truly

[A. H. Pinley]

I've discovered some great finds in the trash. Good writing!

[Holly Mason]

trash picking here...is like antique shopping down south*)
thank you fine sir

[Angi]

Perfect title and I often pick through trash, myself. Nice work.

[Holly Mason]

Thank you much...lovin the Christmas tree behind ya*) put a smile on my face*)

[Distant horizons]

Always a pleasure reading your slant on life Holly. One mans trash is another gals treasure. :-)

[Holly Mason]

lovin the treasure
thank you fine sir...maybe I will dig up your missing link*)

[Distant horizons]

:-)

[Rita L. Sev]

Very cool, that you turned this experience into such an intriguing poem! You were meant to find that book - or it to find you. Good one, Holly!

[Holly Mason]

Thank you teach*) truly

[Frieda P]

Odd sense whilst reading this, like deja-vu, perhaps I've had a dream or maybe I lived in 1822 and that was my book! Ha. Such a sweet treasure, the book and your poetry here.

[Holly Mason]

a big white hair -do...thank you fine lady*)

[Tate Morgan]

I like it . I have a collection of ancient books and Like you i treasure the wisdom in them

[Holly Mason]

thank you fine sir...old books are amazing should of added something about that darn unique smell*)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

love it...should be "in its sleeves..."

but a treasure found then a treasure written...old books are such finds.

[Holly Mason]

1882 -who would throw that away..kinda glad they did*) headin in for repairs thank you fine word mechanic*)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i really like the oxymoron of the title

[Holly Mason]

Thank you fine sir...