something from the Ming Dynasty

it was a tall

vase,

set proudly

in the foyer.

a pot of sorts that i told

her

looked

like it came

from the Ming Dynasty.

it's beautiful

i told her.

the blue swirls of

dragons

and vines

against the gleaming

porcelain

white.

Target she told me.

twenty-nine,

ninety-five.

i've got another one

in bathroom.