Unusual and yet so ordinary
Nearly
Every household owns one
Some are angled and synthetic
Crumbs in corners
Collected completely and simply
Some jobs require designs
For cleaning out yesterday’s ashes
Proclaiming dust will be so greatly diminished
And then there are those
Handcrafted beauties
Displayed
At regional craft fairs
I watched the broom-maker
Create one
Physically challenged
And wheel chair bound
He created
Artistry
From gnarled and well knotted limbs
Selecting
From straws
Many hued
Intricate
Weavings
In colored cotton
Signed his creations
Each broom
Tagged
With magic
Long lines
Waited
Mostly
Ladies in dark pointed hats
Hoping
To
Test drive
These lovely new luxury models
(Flying in Style, Tennessee
Halloween Eve,2006)
Debora Short
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/flying-in-style/
