Carol Wiebe

. Who stuck those rusty pieces on the ledge? he asked I did, of course. Her eyes were sparkling. You dragged them out of the garbage? He sounded horrified. They are totally rusted out. But look, she said, how the deep reddish color of the steps echoes that of the rust hook, and whatever else that other piece is. Do you think it’s a bicycle seat? They look so right there, like two ancient symbols of fall and the necessary decay it brings so that we may have renewal in the spri