Friday, January 30, 2009

in a moment of backtracking

nostalgia. is.
old multi-tool.
one busted handle plate.
rusted plyer teeth.
stiff action.
gunked interior casing.
loose knife hinge.
dull serrated edge.
one thousand camping trips. no. more.
thick smell of aging steel.
battered shine
one million uses
splinters removed.
wood shaven.
bark peeled.
edges cut.
fish filleted.
rope severed.
nails pulled.
wires split.
fingers pinched.
stakes grabbed.
pots moved.
fires built
matches struck
dutch ovens reed weaved names carved backpacking laurel highlands new mexico colorado conestoga heritage buck run tenacharison lynn run flood plains cabin outing jumonville allegheny retreats advances winter camp first aid axes hatchets saws blades outlived outused outrun outcasted
relived
entrancing smell of aging steel.

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