1/21/12
Found: Garden in Richardson
Condition: Corroded bronze
Owner: A little, old lady
Childhood memories
Sweet moment dropped forever
But dearly cherished
From Across the Pond
1/20/12
Found: House in Plano
Condition: Rusted and dented
Owner: Mary Margret's mom
Her English token
Reveals her wish to be a Brit
But we left there years ago
No Longer Functionable
1/19/12
Found: Old garden
Condition: falling apart, rotting wood
Owner: A grandmother
Once was useable
Now lies as decoration
At least there's sunshine
Lost...Found?
1/18/12
Found: Near Campbell Road
Condition: ripped, fading
Owner: Unknown
A sad little child
Cries for his loyal love lost
Go home to baby
Inside This Book's Cover
1/17/12
Found: Antique book shop in England
Condition: Back falling off
Owner: My Family
Stranger's soul exposed
As a simple man long gone
Cherished far from home
Lighting Paths
1/16/12
Found: Antique Japanese cabinet/ Antique shop in France
Condition: slightly tarnished
Owner: Grandmother
Past dark fears now lit
Silly fears of beasts and dark
Exposed as empty
Prayer Hands
1/15/12
Found: Grandmother's shelf
Condition: The two hands are falling apart from each other
Owner: My grandma
Lifting your hands high
Praying to the Lord for he
Always gives me peace
Tea Time
1/14/12
Found: Antique Store
Condition: Extremely well
Owner: My sister
Girly floral
Once extremely expensive
Now twelve ninety-five
Memory Lane...
1/13/12
Found: Grandma's house
Condition: Pages and pictures missing, pages torn, and all of pages are removed from the spine
Owner: Family since the 1800's
Although gone, my kin
Last through blood running in me
I won't forget you
Benell Brown Killed in France in World War II
Louisa Schott
Molly and Emma Davis
Aunt Anna Davis
Uncle Billy Brown and Aunt Rose
Grandma Arnold
Fly Away
1/12/12
Found: Big, old tree that grows in the front yard of a home in Dallas
Condition: Old, chipped paint, weathered, floor falling off
Owner: The residences have flown away
I don't want to fly yet
I fear departing this safe place
'cause my home will fall apart too
Unreachable
1/11/12
Found: Bea's Kids Tutoring Center, Kindergarden Room
Condition: Has tags, but the ears and whiskers are ripped
Owner: Unknown
Taken from the kids
Like childhood can't be reached
Try to seize it fail
Treasured Trash
1/10/12
Found: Apartment Complex in Carrollton
Condition: Chipped paint, beat up, and rusted
Owner: All of the children in the apartment complex
I am one man's trash
Not all can afford brand new
Now one man's treasure
Childhood Forgotten...
1/9/12
Found: Attic of a home in Bent Tree
Condition: Stained and Marred
Owner: Unknown
Innocence contained
Babies leave their dolls behind
Culture forces growth
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