hardwood floors
made of softwood
100 year old
douglas fir
sanded, scraped, filled, stained, sealed
attic gutted
abated, re-insulated
sealed-up
tight
a shell of our
eventual bedrooms
head room enough
for dream ghosts
to dance
paint, paint, paint
scrub, scrub, scrub
window
and door trim
pulled
pried
ever so carefully
caulked
sealed
a project a day
keeps poetry away
tonight
lights, new fixtures
some more prying trim
need to stop on way home
from day job to pick-up supplies
for night job:
2d finish nails
12/2 Romex wire
5 20A grounded outlets
6 pack Alaskan Oatmeal Stout
Jonas Lamb 