Where have I put my car keys? In the fridge? In the coffee-pot? Have they slid down the stairs and out the door? Did the cat stash them under a cushion (this has happened)? Have I put them in a Safe Place ….?
ON THE LOOSE
I lock the car
hold the keys tight 
as they might unlock
the green house opposite
take all the silver
then drive away
in a friend’s red pickup
the keys slide from my pocket
open the cat’s mouth
and pick her teeth
I have seen them hang
from a chandelier
to swing like lost bones
before clattering
down the lane and climbing
into my neighbour’s mailbox
an early version was published in Micropress Oz
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1960willowtree 
Dear Joanna,
I am the book review editor for the Humber Literary Press, a new literary journal out of Humber College. I am writing in the hope that you might be interested in reviewing for our Spring edition; reviews are paid. If you are interested, please email me at nicola.winstanley@humber.ca