“Fridge Magnet”
by Mary Bargteil
Use two for precious items.
Be careful not to cover
face on photo,
rather hide the purple
mountain’s
majesty
or the fiery sunset.
Behold the mighty anchor;
a four-toed footprint for
Bayside
holding the
Degas dancers in pink and green
supporting
the announcement for
“Broken Flowers”,
Marilyn Monroe swathed in tulle and
an oversized reference book open
at her lap
tacking up Dylan’s poem on “Anger”.
Word magnets
Left behind from when
Sara moved into her own place;
funny turtle
swirl girl,
all by themselves
in the upper right hand corner.
by Mary Bargteil,
2005