A Collection

"One teacup is simply...

a teacup. 

Two teacups is service for two. 

But if you take those two teacups, 

arrange them on a glass shelf with a lace scarf, 

and perhaps add a third to keep them company, 

you have something more than the sum of three teacups. 

You have something that can brighten 

your living space and embellish your memories. 

With a teacup or three and an idea for the future, 

you have a collection --- or the beginnings of one. 

And a collection doesn't have 

to be teacups,  of course. 

In fact, if an object exists on this earth 

in quantities more than one, 

the odds are that someone, 

somewhere 

has 

collected 

it."

Emilie Barnes