The Hermit.(woodcut). - a photo on Flickriver

            The Hermit.
He lives on the outskirts of society,
 Most people pay him no mind,
A simple hut or cave is where he dwells.
To spend time with him is to spend time with a ageless book,
  The stories of hitching a ride on the box cars during the depression,
 to the far out stories of the sixties.
 This Hermit can tell tales like no other,
The army wouldnt accept him because of the thoughts of his mind, 
Women  shun him because of the way he smells,
He says he no longer has dreams of a child,
 but has now accepted his lot.
To talk about politics upsets his stomach,
 and causes him to swear,
but the sight of a butterfly will bring a tear to his eye.
He says as one grows old the past is all they have left.
 Friends die but memories remain,
To think too much and not to do will paralyze you.
I once watched him take a book of his poems ,
that he wrote over the course of many years .
Set them on a little wooden boat that he carved by hand ,
and put them on a river to watch them sail away.
I wanted to fetch them and read them,
 but he said some poems shouldn't ever be read,
They can be expressed,
 but if read they could be used against one.
I smiled and left it at that.
I think of the times when I have taken him up some food,
 or a little coffee, 
and then he treats me like I have done the greatest of things.
I took him up a print of this woodcut, 
So that is what I look like I haven't seen a mirror in years.
He said with a grin.
I will put this above my cot. 
I have known him for a few years,
 and still don't know his name, 
maybe he is a convict or on some most wanted list,
 I have tried many  times to extract his real name,
only to be met with names don't matter out here in the forest,
 a bird is a bird,
 and a Hermit is a Hermit.
Could be a saint trying to escape the world with all its craziness.
Your guess is as good as mine.
Some of the things I seen him do with a small pocket knife,
 would cause a battle worn samurai to shake his head.
Next time your driving or passing by the woods,
 just remember he might be out there pitching a makeshift home,
taking a bath in the cold river,
 or cooking up some wild game,
for the nights feast.
So tip your tin cup up high for the Hermit in the woods.
 Just keep in mind if you want to hear stories you wont ever forget,
 pay a visit to the man in the hills.
It will only cost you a can of beans to spend time with my friend,
 that loves to be called,
The Hermit.
Steve.D.Hammond.
   

Taken on: April 27, 2011

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