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The Small Holes

 Sharing with The Sunday Muse #247.


it's the season of putting away the angels
we have tissue paper for the delicate wings
but the solid bodies get a brief sheet
paint and plaster chips are the years' way,
the mouse way, of marking use
the putting out and the taking down
any accidents that happen in season
store remembrance in the small holes
bitten in the sacred
while it looks the other way

-- Chrissa

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  1. Carrie BurttFebruary 19, 2023 at 7:07 AM

    Life is like that...the putting away...the trying to protect...and that last line is amazing Chrissa! Another amazing poem my friend!

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  2. AngelaFebruary 19, 2023 at 8:43 AM

    Beautifully written Chrissa <3

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  3. Gillena CoxFebruary 19, 2023 at 10:44 AM

    Nice one Chrissa. In every era of our life yes we store but some we throw away.

    Thanks for dropping by my blog today

    Much❤love

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  4. FireblossomFebruary 19, 2023 at 12:58 PM

    My mother was the sort who believed that everything from jewels to can openers should last forever. I learned early not to break or damage anything on pain of drama.

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  5. qbitFebruary 19, 2023 at 5:58 PM

    "the small holes
    bitten in the sacred
    while it looks the other way" - Ohhhhh. That is so, so good.

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  6. JimFebruary 19, 2023 at 7:11 PM

    And repeated every year, come the season. This was enjoyable going through your procedure. It's a good thing to have recorded where, perhaps the cost of where the angel was purchased. For ages, 40 some years we used to top our tree an angel that Mrs. Jim had brought into our marriage. This year, maybe earlier, came a large pretty bow with an artificial red flower in the middle. I have a picture of it on my seasonal blog, "jim's little Christmas tree farm," for the December 10 posting.
    ..

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  7. purplepeninportland.comFebruary 25, 2023 at 5:29 PM

    "any accidents that happen in season
    store remembrance in the small holes
    bitten in the sacred"

    Wow!

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