a doily or useful head-rest
or knitting a sock or scarf
with which one can redeem
hours wasted at meetings
or watching flickering screens
with something practical
to put under a vase or picture
to save the furniture from scratches
all the things that no longer happen
that were once a common occurrence
that seemed desirable and known
now quaint preserved and strange
each with its own art and science
while the future stands alone
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