Collectables

The stalls gleam with desire.
It is impossible to walk fast
through this harem, where
1950's crockery says kiss me
kiss me I have waited all day
for you to come home.

Even the stones shoot your
resolve with crystalline precision.
The humble smooth river-stone
is as working class to lord here.
As for the tin-work and toys
once used by children of leisure!

Yes, it is a Sunday outing to test
a commitment to no clutter.
But you pick up one enamelled
snuff box and you are lost.
At home, you realise how little
of the treasured item you have,

MUST CONTINUE TO PURSUE.