The Dump

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