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

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/calloused-v4.html

(editing version 3)

edited November 1, 2015

Calloused – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/calloused-v3.html

(editing original)

edited October 26, 2015

Calloused – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/calloused-v2.html

2/9/2010

Calloused

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/calloused.html

on Nantucket, MA

and on Martha’s Vineyard, MA

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