Sunday, November 01, 2015

Calloused – v3

The boards of the cabins
leaning against the wind off the ocean
Sanded and buffeted
boards bent to the touch

The seams and veins
the grain exposed to nature
Calloused skin, of the houses,
on the windward side

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edited January 16, 2016
Calloused – v4
(editing version 3)
edited November 1, 2015
Calloused – v3
(editing original)
edited October 26, 2015
Calloused – v2
2/9/2010
Calloused
on Nantucket, MA
and on Martha’s Vineyard, MA


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