Poetry Thursday: Clayton

What's in the little brother's closet

by Clayton

A few pennies over 50 years old
A sippy cup full of old soggy butter
Sunday clothes scattered on the floor
A piece of gum on the ceiling
Boxes of clothes on the shelf and the floor
Maybe a buck or two
A burnt out lightbulb
Tons of stars on the walls

[poem via Ms. Kreul's 4th Grade class blog. Illustration, "My Mom's Messy Closet," by Meghan Bougie, first grade, Sanford Maine, via New Hampshire Public TV]

category: home life poetry