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Packrat

by Fred Chappell

Cousin Reeves
Saves lengths of string
For he believes
That everything
Will prove useful
When least expected.
His house is full
Of ruck collected,
Awaiting the hour
When the bent and the rusted,
The mold-encrusted,
Will regain their power
And be resurrected
To their former glory.

That's his whole story.




Select Another Poem
Elizabeth retreats
The Doctor is Always In
Wallflower
Cousin Lilias
Uncle John
Cousin Marjorie
Aunt Alicia
Packrat
Small World
Photographer
Horrors
Dozing
Elizabeth in the Porch Swing
Aunt Wilma Describes Her Many Charms
Uncle Einar

All poems and essays linked here are copyright © by Fred Chappell and are not available for distribution other than on this Web site without the express permission of Fred Chappell.



More Fred Chappell links
Poem "The Attending"
Anthology of Work
Biography of Fred Chappell
"The state of poetry" by Fred Chappell
More Poet Laureate links

Poems: Mountain Time, Circuit Rider, Full Moon, Dulcimer
Biography of Kathryn Stripling Byer
Former NC Poet Laureate Fred Chappell
Other NC Literature Resources
The Library of Congress State Poets Laureate >>



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