What Didn’t We Find in the Attic

Neville

What Didn’t We Find in the Attic

 

Dead daisy chains still

wrapped

in tissues and saved

in a pair

of old, and odd sock

drawers

as a keepsake

of sorts, and of course ..

From long

summers past, and a

battered

brown leather suitcase,

with someone’s

initials ..

Each of the locks, both

redundant

and broken but still

stuffed

with mementos and

memories

and spare parts from a

dozen or so

children’s old board games ..

Oh’ and

bubble-gum wrappers

and ribbons

and crayons, lined up in

a row like

soldiers, each stood to

attention ..

Plus a collection of pins

which once,

held fast framed, Victorian

butterflies

long since passed and

released ..

Not to mention the tea

and the

cigarette cards and all

manner

of smooth shiny things

collected from

beaches, down the sides

of settee’s

and from a wicked

assortment

of sacred burial mounds ..

We also

found boxes of milk teeth

old sepia

photographs, newspaper

cuttings and all

manner of anniversary cards ..

But never the bodies

 

 

 

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 7th, 2022 08:47
  • Category: Unclassified
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Comments5

  • Fay Slimm.

    What fun to find even half of these long-ago things in an attic - - your fertile mind thought up some almost forgotten mementos which I could relate to - - - re. those cigarette cards and always- kept milk teeth - - a really unique subject and a fab. read mon ami................x

    • Neville


      Thank you Fay ......... x

      Neville

    • Doggerel Dave

      Not there (the bodies) 'cos there's no room for 'em... LOL. Selective flashes of recognition throughout, Neville - lead off to all manner of memories.
      Thanks for that.

      • Neville



        Too true and ta for taking time to treat this little scribble with such considered thought 🙂

      • Goldfinch60

        There are so many memories found when we explore our attics Neville.

        Andy

        • Neville



          and our cellars my friend ................. 🙂

        • orchidee

          A fine write N.

          • Neville



            that's fine by me, cheers ....... 🙂

          • SureshG

            Thank God, or else the sirens will go off and the hand cuffs will shine with a lot of explaining to follow and if not well recalled could lead to undesired ride.
            Just imagine all the history hidden in those objects that jar the sleeping memory glands, often leading to a smile, just as your words have done today.

            • Neville



              I am delighted you could read between the line Suresh .......... it seems you can read me like a book 🙂



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