and you see
three pitchforks, the hedge-knife, the scythe
that ladder he made, the turf-spade, the loy
the shovels all propped in their place
the twister he fashioned for the making of ropes
from a spooled bucket-handle he bent
the clippers, the hatchet, the hammer, the shears
the crosscut, the scythe-stone, the oil
the folded manure-bags, the file and the blades
the saw and the binder-twine rolls.
You smell the potatoes, the bog and mown grass
old coats on the back of the door.
You step out.
You get used to the light.
– From the book
Home Management Tips with Katherine O’Leary