The awning stretches forward, thin steel bones, holding the weight of absence. A cracked line of pavement, its edges curling upward, a slow retreat from purpose.
Weeds twist between fractures, their stubborn green cutting through the gray, a quiet defiance unnoticed, persistent.
The sky folds low, soft with clouds— no sun, only a dim light slipping across the surface, settling into shadow.
What was here is no longer here, yet the space remembers, waiting, its silence a language we cannot yet speak.
Dave Stankowicz is a retired educator who lives on an island off the coast of Portland, Maine with his wife Debbie Jordan and their dog Cody. Liberated from the responsibilities of teaching he has found the space and time to pursue so much that interests him. Dave is the former host of the WMPG radio show Palm Wine Radio, and currently hosts Next To Silence - an hour long show that explores different themes, genres, artists and record labels. Next to Silence can be streamed live on Peaks Island Radio at https://peaksislandradio.com on Mondays and Fridays @ 7:00 PM EDT, and Tuesdays @noon. You can also stream archived shows at his site (category: next to silence)
He continues his lifelong efforts to master space and time.
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Great image. Send me a good file and I’ll make you a print.
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Great image. Send me a good file and I’ll make you a print.
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OK.
You are the master printer!
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What an intriguing photo and interesting poem!
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Thanks!
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Wonderful, Dave.
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Thank you
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DEEP BREATH
on new year’s morning
on your poem
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