the drawer…you know the one
it’s not junk
everything
is a necessity
that I might need one day
I promise you
I am not a hoarder
tape, loose change, keys
yes, I need those random keys
in case something is locked
and I need a key
flashlight…a must have
in a blackout or nighttime walks
paper clips, rubber bands
you don’t need them until you do
multi-head screwdriver because
chapstick, hand sanitizer, gorilla glue
pencils, pens and post-it notes too
yes, yes, yes I need it all sooner
or later or sometime or yesterday
I am not a hoarder…I’m not
and it’s not junk
~kat
Spring is most certainly coming. I was a bit worried as winter overstayed its welcome. The trees stayed winter-bare longer than usual and I wondered if the winds and storms of this past season had taken a toll. I shouldn’t have worried. Nature is a well practiced in the change of the seasons. And the trees? They’re finally showing signs of life…greening. As chaotic as the world is right now, I need normal more than ever. Our mother, Nature, knows how to nurture us. Today I am so grateful that I can count on that.
Much love, peace, and spring glimmers to you!
~kat
NaGloPoWriMo 2025 Day 18 Prompt from goodunivervenextdoor: Contents may settle during flight…Choose something from your purse or wallet, a desk drawer, a coat pocket, a coffee table, medicine cabinet, or something similar, then write a poem about what it holds. / Recommended reading: “I Wake up in the Underworld of My Own Dirty Purse” by Karyna McGlynn and “Inside My Lola’s Handbag” by Michelle Peñaloza
like mercury colliding... 
April 18th, 2025 at 2:54 pm
It’s funny how we all have that drawer – I rarely open it, except in emergencies. 🙂 So, it’s good for something.
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April 18th, 2025 at 3:22 pm
Absolutely Debra. It’s my go to whenever I need something random! 🙂
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April 18th, 2025 at 2:58 pm
Beautiful trees Kat.
We all have a junk drawer, and most of us also have a ‘glory hole’, ie the cupboard where everything gets shoved into out of sight!
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April 18th, 2025 at 3:21 pm
Haha! I’ve never heard that term…glory hole. Those trees are trying. Can’t wait for them to fill in 🙂
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April 18th, 2025 at 5:26 pm
When did you sneak into my house to take that picture?
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April 19th, 2025 at 2:21 am
Haha! It would seem that junk has a universal appeal! 😊
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April 18th, 2025 at 6:20 pm
I have two. One in the kitchen and one in the bath- you just never know….
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April 19th, 2025 at 7:20 am
Haha!!! Exactly! You never know! 😃
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