Sentimental value.........

    Garage of ours needs attention as I recall,
   today is the day determination takes hold.
        Box upon box neatly piled to store,
    clothing and toys that are much too old.

         Soft baby blankets in plastic bags,
      rattles, balls, bonnets and baby shoes.
     Teething rings, crib sheets, baby books,
           sorting through, how to choose.

      Pillows of hearts, circles and squares,
   covered in satin and surrounded with lace.
   Two bands of elastic to hold baby bottles,
    while babies snuggled their angelic face.

       Pressed and packaged for all to see,
      christening gowns looking like new.
         Little boy tuxedos look size one,
    with bow tie and shoes white not blue.

    Bumper pads inside the crib they went,
 protection from harming those tiny heads.
      Puppies, kitties, bunnies and ducks,
 all watched over babies sleep in their beds.

  Pink, yellow, white, light blue, mint green,
       tiny ribbons all stacked in a row.
  Sailor suit, cowboy suit, cowgirl suit too,
   put them back in the box, they cannot go.

             There is a reason why these
                   boxes were moved,
   from place to place leaving them sealed.
Such sentimental value, no price can be had,
 another piece of tape where the box pealed.

Written by:
Karen Palumbo
Photograph by:
Karen Palumbo
(a long time ago)
7/28/2007
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