Being an auctioneer, I regularly deal with the property of those who have passed on. I am therefore persistently reminded of the transience of human beings, of the brevity of life. Sometimes I feel the need to express my feelings on this matter in verse. So it was one morning, not too long ago, when I was traveling to work and composed this simple poem in my head.
Deppraisal: All Very Odorous Nothing
They are trinket-like creatures, disguising their true and hellish nature within cutesy forms such as cowboy boots, classic cars, historical busts, vintage radios, antique guns, and fluffy animals. Their scents are overpowering, for within their bodies lies not blood, but an eau de cologne sprung from the very depths of Hades. They lurk in attics, in basements, huddled together in cardboard boxes in which their loathsome aromas amass like an army of doom that will charge upon any unsuspecting victim who happens to open their long forgotten crypt.
Rene Black’s Tiger
From 1868 to 1912, the Emperor Meiji ruled over Japan. Under his “Enlightened Rule,” the country began its modernization and achieved its status as a world power through sweeping political, social, and economic changes. The Meiji Period also saw achievements in Japanese bronze works exemplified by pieces such as the Meiji bronze tiger that we, the Savo Auctioneers, sold on July 1, 2010.
Things In Cans and Jars
Had I been standing in a grocery store talking with its owner, and had that owner called me in because he was closing shop and was inquiring as to whether or not I could liquidate his stock, I wouldn’t have been taken aback by the question.
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