The Olde Salt

a frayed brim,
jeans torn and worn
- faded by sun and sea;
a carefree beard,
not of fad nor fashion
   but of living!

tears and tears for
truant truths
      dried
like the salty stains
on a slicker and
the vacant hopes
  of a stare...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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M  Avatar
August 16, 2022 at 2:24 AM
Lovely beautifully penned little poem Craig…..very enjoyable . Debx
Woodrow Avatar
June 9, 2022 at 1:43 PM
nice...I esp. like the last two lines :)
Lawless Avatar
June 9, 2022 at 10:41 AM
love the three dots and a thought ending Craig...
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