Extraordinary selves...

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"Even such common articles 

as coat hangers 

can take on unexpected dimensions 

within the realm of a poem; 

and if this can happen with coat hangers, 

then the world must be filled 

with other 'ordinary' subjects 

just waiting for poetry to come along 

and reveal their extraordinary selves."

~ Valerie Worth, 

in The Place My Words are Looking For

I love this quote -- it is so true.  The world is filled with seemingly ordinary objects, but if we would only look at them with a poet's eyes, we'd realize just how extraordinary they really are!  What common place things can you think of that would make good poem subjects?