80spoems/artifacts

How I Make My Life:

In feminine artifacts from the women
who lived before me, saving their
hankies and earrings and wedding dresses.
In the grain of the wood I stroke with my hands,
the soil filling my flower pots.
In old family photos and
the books on my shelf.
In country music and wildflowers
blooming by the road,
the blues and rock and roll,
lace doilies and used cigar boxes.