My ring
Brushed pattern on gold -- 
that's what we chose together.
It's worn smooth since then.
May 22, '05.
Ani le dodi. Amen.

Gran'pa's peacoat
Remnant of a war
hangs with hoodies, pajamas.
Eighty years ago
he answered the call to serve --
never sailed, but he still served.

Batman brush
A gift I don't use
but I'll never throw away --
Avon Batman brush. 
It cost her a lot back then.
She always gave all she could. 

_{Tanka inspired by Joni Tevis’s “Three Relics“. Image Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Pharmacy) ca. 1942.}