-to Isabella Howsenauer comfortably ensconced in New York, New York-

Isabella,–– 

Do you remember that small, rectangular

(Chardinesque wannabe) still life: “Items On A Table”

I painted in Ann Arbor, and when you came home

You told me you “Liked' it, and this, long before

Social media took the measure of our collective sensibilities,

And as such your "Like" seemed sincere so I gave it to you,

And years later when I visited you in Manhattan 

It was hanging on a wall (adjacent to a narrow hallway

Leading to the bathroom) above a tastefully upholstered

Divan in the cramped studio apartment,–– as I recall,

Somewhere on The Lower East Side?

Well, I was recently informed by a mutual friend that it isn't there anymore.

Was the painting eventually binned with the required recyclables,

Or trash-bagged for the standard weekly street-side pick-up?

I need the info to finalize its provenance.