Contributor: Carrie Hooper

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Household Drums
When I was little,
Round containers
Made excellent drums.

I played
The oatmeal box drum,
The coffee can drum,
The butter drum,
And the peanut butter drum.

I discovered
Percussive possibilities
In everyday objects.


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Carrie Hooper lives in Elmira, New York. She teaches voice and piano lessons, gives vocal concerts, teaches and learns languages, and writes poetry.