Soles of rubber<\/p>\n
Able to make waffles<\/p>\n
Should one walk across<\/p>\n
A layer of batter then<\/p>\n
Dip just enough on to a<\/p>\n
Hot cast iron pan<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
A day\u2019s work in stompers<\/p>\n
Presents at home in the kitchen<\/p>\n
Leaving small squares of<\/p>\n
Soil molded in patterns<\/p>\n
Sweeping the floor<\/p>\n
Becomes a meditation<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
High work boots<\/p>\n
Laces tied almost to the top<\/p>\n
Then wrapped around<\/p>\n
ankles for support<\/p>\n
Left in the mudroom<\/p>\n
Brought into service at morning<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Useful beyond the job<\/p>\n
Once retired an object<\/p>\n
To be considered as art<\/p>\n
For Alaskans no better planter<\/p>\n
Can be found holding<\/p>\n
Bright greens and yellows<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
After he was gone<\/p>\n
She kept them in the barn<\/p>\n
Painted splattered mismatched laces<\/p>\n
The occasional hole in leather<\/p>\n
Looking at them was enough<\/p>\n
Her soul waited for the flowers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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