Little Treasures Here and There

Besides the ordinary;
the drawers of socks,
the stash of belts and ties,

my beloved departed and
left me to sort through things

he’d left behind,

here and there,

in nooks and crannies,

tiny treasures can be found.

a pouch full of military medals

darkened with age;

envelopes filled with pictures

from days long gone to present;

a tattered little box

filled with very old pocket knives;

rings of keys

a number of wrist watches;

a handful of Canadian coins

perhaps enough to buy a sandwich in Alberta

a jar full of marbles,

not the ones he’d lost as a boy

but new to replace

the joy

there’s more treasures to be found

here and there

we just have to search

and we shall find.