DAY 57: WEATHERED DOOR

 

There really is something irresistible to me about a well weathered door. I think they are beautiful. And it's always a special treat to have a chance to see what's on the other side - the evidence of lives once lived there. This particular door is from an old house in St. Mary's. The log cabin part of the house dates back in my family to the late 1700's and was moved there from its original location.

  

WEATHERED DOOR

I learn from each adventure

And yearn to travel more

Enthralled with all the history

From each old and weathered door.

With the old town square that won’t be there

When progress has its way

The proud white church with its lofty perch

Where our fathers came to pray.

Just minutes away on a sunny day

History can be found

Take some time to experience this

It won’t always be around.

Our elders will share their wisdom

If you ask them they will tell

Of better days and simpler ways

Working hard, yet living well.

So look beyond the layers of paint

Don’t let progress blind your view

We must restore, not just rebuild

Not all that’s good is new.

 ----Toni Armenta Andrukaitis