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Wednesday, March 12, 2025

sol25 March 14 Empty Boxes

 

This morning's walk,
Got me thinking about
So many empty boxes
So many stories

Past approximately fifty
Empty packing boxes,
Finished, flattened, stacked, 
Indicating a new-to-them-home,
Perhaps a long-awaited dream.

Past approximately fifty
Empty (I assume) pizza boxes.
Overflowing their recycling bins
Suggesting many fast-food dinners,
Perhaps a long week.

Past approximately fifty
Empty Amazon boxes
Haphazardly placed at the curb,
In just hours,
Orders, delivery, trash.









6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Short and sweet conjuring up images in my head. What an enjoyable read. -Carrie Horn

https://wordpress.com/home/mukhamani.wordpress.com said...

Empty boxes make us imagine so many things.

Joanne said...

All I can think of is what fun my 5 year old grandson would have with those boxes! Fun to read

Anonymous said...

What stories empty boxes conjure up. arjeha

Leigh Anne Eck said...

I have never thought about boxes telling a story. This makes me want to look in the recycling bins down the street and get those stories imangined!

Denise Krebs said...

That's a lot of boxes. We are certainly a consuming society, aren't we?