Dreams of the junk collector

When I first got home,I felt really bad,disgusted and tired and almost got mad.So I then got some sleep just as if I had none,and I dreamt about all of the things I had done.I went out to find stuff just to bring it back home and to make up this story in the form of a poem.I first saw one item disassembled and curbed,a couchy old couch that remained undisturbed.I saw it,drove past it and just left it there.Then I looked on ahead and I noticed a chair.It was dirty and old but completely intact,and was covered with mold as a matter of fact.Then I found a sump pump,picked it up with one hand.Though its cord had been cut,it went right in the van. A sewing machine was the next thing in line.I took it and tried it,turned out to be fine.Then some rusty old shelves were found on the grass.I took them apart and I loaded them fast.When I got back home,put the stuff in a pile. After all,I just knew it would sit there awhile.It would sit through the snow and the wind and the rain,`til the next time I`d find stuff,much more would I gain.Then the day for the scrapyard would finally arrive.It made me feel great and really alive! There`s nothing like picking up junk off the street.When it`s turned in for money,now dat`s really neat!
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Posted: Oct 2013
About this poem:
"Dreams of the junk collector" is a sequel to "The junk collector`s bedtime story." It describes in more detail about a favorite American pastime.During the heavy rains of 2011,the areas surrounding Chicago experienced severe flooded streets and basements.The next day,people were throwing stuff out and transformed the town where I live into a picker`s paradise.That was in July,during my vacation! When I returned to work,my colleagues asked me where I went on vacation. I replied with "Nowhere,really." All I had to do was just drive around town and fill up the van with whatever good stuff I could find.I could not fill it up fast enough. Now,that`s my idea of a good time!

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Comments (2)

fjamesj9701
Not a bad sequal at all. I really like it the imagery you place and well written to the subject. Im sure you find a lot of good things and probably every now and then find something of value the previous owner never knew about. Let me know if you ever appear o the antique road show. I always see people on there saying well I found it in the trash and its worth thousands. Which always goes to show that ones man trash is another mans wealth or however that saying goeslaugh Nice write,...Jesse:beer:
Redex
laugh recycling at its best. I certainly loved this morning poem. I just love routing around in old stuffwow well were else would I be. No I am into crafts and yes some junk I can make look like a master pieceapplause
Yes your poem is kinda neatpeace
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