free cycle

the neighbor is moving.
she set her bike
with flat tires out
on the sidewalk
with a label
saying free cycle,
a chair
beside it, a stack of cookbooks,
a lawn mower
and some fishing gear.
by morning
it was all gone.
in the darkness
someone walked away
with everything, finding
it all a new home,
a new basement or
a garage for these dusty
things to dwell in.