Hollow's: Empty Containers

On the shelf this week

Each one was something's container once. Each one has been given a rest.

1. A jam jar, one pound Was full of jam for years and nobody said thank you. Rinsed. Resting.
2. A tobacco tin, dented Carried in a pocket for years. Has been sat on. Does not want to talk about it.
3. A pickle jar with the label half off Knows what it was. Would rather not be reminded.
4. A biscuit tin with a picture of a cottage Everybody looked at the picture. Nobody looked inside. Now there is nothing to look at, which suits it.
5. Two spice jars, a pair Sold together; they came in together and they would not be split.
6. A cocoa tin, rusted at the rim The damp got to it. It was not the tin's fault.
7. A paste jar, very small Brave for its size. Empty for its size.
8. A mustard pot, no spoon The spoon went elsewhere. The pot does not blame the spoon.
9. A tea caddy Was kept full by someone who meant well. Is having a quiet year.
10. A button tin Bought from a lady who had counted every button. They are gone; the counting is not my business.
11. A sweet jar, wide neck Children put their hands in it for years. It has asked for no more hands.
12. A shoe-polish tin Smells faintly of what it did. That will pass.

Prices on request. Nothing is sold full, and nothing comes back full.