Moving Experience

Stacks of flattened
Empty boxes
Tape and more tape
Large Boxes
Small boxes
Full boxes
Light boxes
Some marked "fragile"
Others "heavy"

Packing, packing endlessly
Amid downsizing tears
Discovering long-forgotten memories
Rooms denuded
Shelves bare
Only boxes everywhere

Heaving
Carrying
Transporting
Depositing boxes

Unpacking -
Where to put it all?

Eventually
Boxes all gone
Somewhere else
Becomes home!

Honoria A. Groves
September 24, 2004