June challenge 20/6 is an ode to an antique fireplace screen that I was recently reminded of by my grandfather.
somewhere in a corner of a small library warm
is a panel made of glass squares, faded emerald and red.
that panel has seen sleepless nights, when I wished I was dead,
and likewise has seen Christmases safe inside from a storm.
that panel has seen poems, when I wrote to my dear girl.
that panel has seen comfort from my family, from work.
that panel has seen lazy days and thoughts out loud I’d shirk.
how many chats I wonder in its presence have unfurled…
that panel has a past life filled with memories for days.
an album of old photographs could not contain them all.
they say they’d pay good money to be a fly upon the wall,
but I would rather be a little square of green I’d say.
iamnotoldfashioned 