CHECK YOUR MIRRORS

Last week I posted an excerpt from this poem on Instagram. It accompanied a photo of a coloring page I had completed of such a vase mentioned in the words below.

Here’s to generational history, the heart of a child, special gifts, and the riches that exist in the story of keepsakes. — sjs

A Vase —

by Brad Leithauser

There was a vase

that held the world’s riches, but it wasn’t cheap.

It cost a dime — and…