hidden things
hidden things the workman crawled from beneath our home holding a filthy cloth bag he dusted off cobwebs and spiders—here, he said, from the farthest corner the bag had startling weight inside, seven pocket watches and many silver dollars some older than 100 years was this forgotten did sudden death prevent its retrieval?
What a treasure... what a story must be contained in that bag! Thanks for the poem and the image that will stay with me!
Yes, a story, for sure. (More than one!) Why would anyone have so many watches? Hmmm. If the found silver was minted in Carson City (especially in 1889) you've got more than a story. Don't succumb to cleaning them up. Tarnish is authentic.