A Peeling Window

I asked an old man where he’d been and what he’d seen

He stood silent

Distance

In his eye

Perhaps I saw a twinkle

Soft movement of wrinkles

A weathered smile

Or reminiscent

Sigh

Photograph of a caboose window on a retired train at the depot in Cornelia, GA USA.

Olympus E-3, Zuiko 14-54 mm f/2.8-3.5, 1/30 sec, f/10, ISO 100

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