Guest Room, with Lines from Rumi

We clear out boxes, odds and ends of the years 
crammed into a space for transients: everything

we couldn't then bear to part with or throw
away, taking up space in each corner. Without

a garage, even leftover paint cans from touchups
of exterior siding are here; the binders I put

together for my last appointment review, our
daughter's first pair of shoes. A one-burner

camping stove, Christmas lights, rechargeable
batteries for the weed-whacker. Light from the east-

facing window only touches the headboard through
gaps in the blinds. Below the south-facing window,

the heater keeps up its whooshing strain. Are we
clearing things out for some new delight? Rumi says

we should be grateful for whoever comes, because 
each has been sent as a guide from beyond.