A Plea for Forgiveness

Dear K T

This is to say 
that I photographed 
your store's walls

cracks, crevices, holes
moldy paint chips
broken stucco chards 

My act may 
distress you as
much as one 

other business owner 
many years ago
but please know

my fascination in
in decay's beauty
expresses my reverence 

Trail of Tears Motorcyclists

As I finished showering this morning, I heard their roar, toweled quickly, and rushed downtown so I wouldn't miss them. I was not disappointed. Thousands of motorcyclists roared by on their Trail of Tears fundraiser from Chattanooga to Florence, Alabama. A few hearty Sewanee citizens gathered on the grass near Taylor's, Shenanigans, and Mountain Breeze and waved as the men, children, and children rolled by. One picture just doesn't tell the story.