Found Empty

The Prompt: Boxes

The Place?

Bought of selfishness

Followed by liturgical

Consumption

Empty

Milk dud box

Sat empty of

Caramel or

Chocolate only

To be found on

My desk five

Days later

Empty, still

Reverent, hushed

(Well, it was

Mother’s Day!)

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Comments

[Paul Oakley]

Love it, Julie! "Liturgical consumption" is a great phrase for satisfying an urge with intentionality. Great!

[Robin]

Ha! I somehow wasn't expecting this at all! Nice write.

[Linda Goin]

Hey Julie -- thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm with Paul...I love the "liturgical consumption."

[wayne]

totally consumed Julie....empty boxes sometimes are the best....thanks for this

[Neil Reid]

May I say simply, "sweet"? It is. Lovely ode to milk duds and motherhood! Kind of a giant haiku too. A very pleasant surprise of a response!

Love the photo too!!