There are times when I’m surprised by the things I see, always in unexpected places, usually far from home: the memories they evoke …
CLOSED
a small town where
we stopped for coffee
and, across the road
the museum
old notices on the door
tarnished brass handle
paint-chipped walls
window frames faded
in the window
a display of dolls
sailor, Spanish, bridal dolls
full-skirted, embroidered
smiling, straight-faced
but one … … one
I had owned
in childhood
an early version published in Tower Poetry
The Willow Tree Girl for ages 7-11 … Weston doesn’t miss a beat as she untangles past and present, ghosts, missing treasure, and her heroine’s longing for success.