Thursday, June 9, 2016

Cleaning the Floor Gail Hennessy # 9


Cleaning the Slate

 
with bucket and mop
a long lick of warm water                                          
over metamorphic rock

 
fern tendrils in my kitchen
unscroll their calligraphy
from 500 million years ago

 

 
Gail Hennessy  2016.

 
The floor in our kitchen/family room in the home we built almost thirty years ago is of slate imported from China. The colours range from grey to smoky black to pink and one of cream. There are a few fossils embedded. This one is the most beautiful and makes washing it a pleasure.

 

 

 



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5 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 9, 2016 at 7:59 AM

    I should have added 'almost' as my last word.

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  2. Barbara TempertonJune 9, 2016 at 9:31 AM

    What a wonderful thing to have in your home. Very special.

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  3. Efi HatzimanolisJune 9, 2016 at 10:24 AM

    we have similar vintage floors laid by the previous owners, but alas, no fern fossils. Lucky you. :)

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  4. UnknownJune 9, 2016 at 1:38 PM

    wonderful concept Gail

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  5. UnknownJune 9, 2016 at 3:51 PM

    beautiful imagery Gail, lovely!

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