The Dump

I PROBABLY

WON'T BE COMING THIS WAY

AGAIN

TO THE DUMP I MEAN

WHERE ONE WENT

AND FOUND TREASURES

TO TAKE HOME

OR LEFT THEM

FOR ANOTHER

NOT A BAD WAY OF LIFE

GETTING

AND LEAVING

FAVORS

BUT I WON'T BE COMING THIS WAY AGAIN

THE SEA HAS CHANGED

AND NOW RUNS

IN A NEW DIRECTION

BROUGHT ON BY AGE

HEALTH

AND NEW VISIONS

PERHAPS IN THIS NEW VISION

I SHALL BE ABLE

TO FIND AND LEAVE TREASURE

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE TRADITION CONTINUE

THAT THINGS

NOT QUITE NEW

OR SERVICEABLE

WOULD BE MADE WHOLE

NOT PERFECT

BUT FUNCTIONING

GOODBYE DUMP

I SHALL MISS YOU

BUT THERE'S A BIKE

WITHOUT A CHAIN

AND A WOBBLY TABLE

NO

NO NO

COME AWAY

IT'S ANOTHER TINKERS TIME

FOR YOU IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON

TO OTHER FIELDS

OF FOUND

AND LEFT

TREASURES

frank a vollmer