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gathered mementos before me—

  • intricate paper snowflake
  • 8-year-old’s bumblebee pennant (“Be Your Self”)
  • green St. Patty’s Day beads
  • gifted key chains from India
  • sidewalk finds: peace sign, ocean wave pendants  
  • painted rock
  • watercolor print
  • B&W, small child (me) w/her daddy
  • favorite mug, broken handle facing the wall
  • poetry postcard from a good friend
  • Harry Potter 9 ¾ wooden bookmark
  • two oversized copper paperclips

any and each of which, still gladden my heart, still make me smile