I've looked everywhere:
the junk drawer in the kitchen,
the catch-all on the dresser,
in every cupboard and cabinet.
I scolded the cat and got down
on my knees to look under the sofa.
It's not in the garage, the basement,
the attic. I cleaned out the car,
the glove-box, the trunk. I've swept
all the corners, emptied the desk.
I asked Google, Yahoo, and Amazon.
I searched Wikipedia, called
everyone I know. I switched out
the bed linens, shook out the rugs,
shuffled the pages of all the books.
It is not here. I've looked everywhere,
year after year, but I cannot find it.
This week's prompt was Lost Stuff.
UPDATED Monday, 11 August: A new title, at Jim Murdoch's suggestion.
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I know the feeling, except for me it would be scolding the rabbit!
Posted by: Crafty Green Poet | 11 August 2008 at 12:35 AM
One feels so helpless when things are like this. I like the way you've conveyed that in the poem. :)
Posted by: Felicity | 11 August 2008 at 12:55 AM
I'm in two minds about this piece. It didn't pan out as I expected but I'm not sure that's necessarily a bad thing. I thought we'd find out what it was you were looking for for but we don't. If I'd done this poem the only change I would've made was to entitle it 'Love'.
I'm reminded of an old Ziggy cartoon where he's standing in front of an Information window and the man behind the counter is trying to explain why it's only in his remit to tell him about things within the actual store and he knows nothing about this thing called 'love'.
The fact that you don't tell us what it is means that it could still be love or that certain missing something that would make everything all right. I like it.
Posted by: Jim Murdoch | 11 August 2008 at 03:10 AM
Jim, what an excellent idea!
You might like this poem: What Does Love Want? -- I knew as soon as it was written what the title should be.
Also, calling this one 'Love' would make it responsive to one of the prompts in my previous post.
Posted by: SB | 11 August 2008 at 10:44 AM
You forgot to look in the mirror.
Posted by: Tracey | 11 August 2008 at 12:02 PM
oh this was fun... and oh so true!!!!!!
Posted by: paisley | 15 August 2008 at 10:49 AM
So much truth
delightfully put
and the title suggestion
made it...thanks, Fran
Posted by: | 24 August 2008 at 05:41 AM