Offering XIV: Artifacts

March 3, 2025

Remember the great horned owl

silently watching us from the barn roof?

Early in our time together,

we shared its enormous presence

walking home from the woods

at dusk.

"A good omen," I said.

Sometimes they say,

"He would like what you've done here."

They are goodhearted

but

it's me

alone and bumbling on this ground

you called home

Rearrangements of furniture

Making of lists

The finding of treasure at the thrift store

Frames mirrors soft fabrics charms

the hoarding of talismans

silly unnecessary things

I hold tightly to them.