Written for: dVerse Poets Pub - Open Link Night (posted by Bjorn) in response to Merrill's - Poetics: Passions Stamped on Lifeless Things For today’s prompt I would like you to write about a historical artifact. Since we’ve had Sarah’s recent ekphrastic prompt, I’m going to exclude paintings—other than what you might need to see an object or structure. You can write about something as small as a piece of jewelry, a spoon, or an urn, You may write about any object—a family heirloom, a museum piece, a monument, or a palace. The choice is yours, but there must be some link to history and the past. In an antique shop I spotted a forest-green painted ice box. Hmmm, would we be able to remove that color, and get down to original wood? Took a chance. Right move. I have had this wooden ice box for years, always in a prominent place. https://dversepoets.com/2021/12/07/poetics-passions-stamped-on-lifeless-things/ https://dversepoets.com/
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I enjoyed the story of your ice box. Grandpa talked about ice boxes, chopping ice from the lakes. Good thing we don’t have to rely on that anymore.
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I grew up with one of those, and the ice man just walking in the back door and putting the ice in. Glad you still have it. 🙂
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Yes, it is a treasure! Thanks, Bill.
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It sounds like a great find! Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks, Merrill!
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You’re welcome!
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