Turn of the Tide
"I'll come back to you now at the turn of the tide." J.R.P. Tolkien
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Introduction:
The encounter prompting this poem takes place in post-hurricane January 2025. It's a portrait of one of the many who shipped-in because there was work to be had and rebuilding to be done. The man's sitting at the shore smoking his cigar reminded me of a picture of George Gandy smoking a cigar, so …