Snow in your shoes

Cutlery does not a home make
though an extra spoon
comes in handy.

New curtains do not a home make
though some windows
are best covered.

For a home to be a home,
you need many items
you’d rather have discarded.

What Eskimos advise:
build a sturdy igloo with
snow in your shoes;

the safety pin, forgotten
in the coat collar,
at your jugular.