Tin

Lighting the lavender votive,
I remember you and me,
vitamins, mood stabilizers, coffee.
And that little tin of scones,
blue with sketches of Victorian women,
hoop-dressed,
press-on rhinestones.
How much fun we had
sticking those gems on.
The Queen would be horrified, we said.
Is she?

Katherine Gotthardt

Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt is an award-winning poet and author seeking meaning, peace and joy and hoping to share it where she can.
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