Overlaid with silken lanolin, his worn and callused hand
grips mine. I want to hold on, learn about its lines,
its edges, that softening glaze. We’ve just seen him
bearing a fleece like a saddle into his barn, parked
our rental car by his drive, stopped to ask if he minded.
His sheepdog Jem bounds out to greet […]
Billowing black raincoat
Muddy knees muddy boots
Grey hair long and
Damp with the deluge
escaping from whatever
I would use to hold it
Camera encumbered
Porting the paper burden
of maps notes brochures
Stalking the perfect
moment when the sun bursts
through the roiling clouds
The curve of road
opens up hill and sky
and the green land spills below
Or crawling into what’s
human-built so old
the years humble me
Till […]
