© Michael Schmidt 2019
If my house were to date your house
There would be hats on the hat-rack
But old photographs in the spice-rack
If my house were to date your house
There would be tiny succulents in pots
And bunches of forget-me-nots
If my house were to date your house
There would be curious boxes everywhere
And books under the stairs
And books in the kitchen cupboards
And books under the chairs
And books on the bathroom shelf
And books on the garage workbench
And books amongst the Delft
If my house were to date your house
There would be Piaf on the turntable
And Bauhaus on the headphones
If my house were to date your house
There would be ballet-shoes and boots
Side by side under the bed
If my house were to date your house
There would be curious boxes everywhere
And books under the stairs
And books in the kitchen cupboards
And books under the chairs
And books on the bathroom shelf
And books on the garage workbench
And books amongst the Delft
If my house were to date your house
There would be stockings in the shower
And a fruit-bowl in a bower
If my house were to date your house
There would be sculptures to the ceiling
And paintings of exquisite feeling
If my house were to date your house
There would be curious boxes everywhere
And books under the stairs
And books in the kitchen cupboards
And books under the chairs
And books on the bathroom shelf
And books on the garage workbench
And books amongst the Delft
And books in the garden grove
And books in the rowboat in the cove
And books to sweetly smile by
And books to measure miles by
And books to cuddle up with
And books to share a pup with
And books to beat night’s terror
And books for rainy weather
If my house were to date your house
Hats and heels for space would wrestle
Gods and glass bunnies on shelves would jostle
If my house were to date your house
There would be curious boxes everywhere
And books under the stairs
And books in the kitchen cupboards
And books under the chairs
And books on the bathroom shelf
And books on the garage workbench
And books amongst the Delft
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