Garage Sale Treasures Poem by Daleen Enslinstrydom

To a lot of people
one person’s death is another ones gain,
when things are inherited or given away.
There are so many things to choose from
when you walk through the doors
of a second-hand store
and look though the treasures
displayed at a garage sale.

You will be astonished and amazed
by what people put out on sale,
or sometimes just toss away.

Boxes and heaps full of things with no purpose,
clothes outgrown
or simply things that people
do not want anymore,
things with old histories,
books left unread on shelves,
boxes full of 45-reckords,
patchwork quilts made by old hands,
a bedroom suite with a dressing-table,
an old lamp to light the way,
an antique Victorian chair and a mirror,
outgrown and tossed out toys
and all things possible and more,
a working computer left on the lawn
and lots of music cd’s just left in a box
and all the things that people have collected
but grew tired of
are on sale or are just for the taking
and you will find what you are looking for
as a treasure that will awaken your heart.