the auction house

Lot 451

dream
of a summer’s day

with picnic
beside creek

two parties
involved

and a dog

who will start now
who will open the bidding
for this marvelous dream

there
in front

with you now
thank you sir

lady on the left now
lady on the left

a-a-n-d
with you sir
at the back

thank you madam
with you
again
on the left

any more

anyone else

we WILL be selling

going

once

go-
ing

twice

third and final
tome now

are we all done

SOLD
to you madam on the left

that’s well bought madam

LOT 452

vision
of a pretty little house

picket fence

rooms
exactly as required
including nursery

all right then

who
will start me off

~

Poem #539 from a series of poems drawn from the imagination and collected as: a Bachelard reverie.