Lawrence Hall
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Anti-Tarnish
Silverware Container
“Anti-Tarnish Silverware Container”
-a sticker inside the box
A cheap wooden box nailed together long ago
All scratched and patched with mismatched nails and screws
And lined inside with stained, decaying felt
With slots for long lost knives and forks and spoons
Part of someone’s treasure in the Depression time
A dollar or two a month on a layaway plan
At Montgomery Ward or Penney’s or Sears
The “good” silver for Thanksgiving and Christmas
The silverplate has been garage-saled and lost
But there was love, and somehow love remains
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