Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Anchor & Shell


Spotlighting emblems of the sea this week, here's a pair of bright cherry-red buttons in the shape of an anchor and a seashell. The anchor has the animated curves of a model sailor's tattoo while the shell possesses a realistic, ridged texture. Both tested positive for Bakelite. Now while we're on the subject of nautical-themed buttons, here's a stanza from one of my favorite poems: The Wreck of the Hesperus by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: 

"The skipper he stood beside the helm,
His pipe was in his mouth,
And he watched how the veering flaw did blow
The smoke now West, now South."

Until the seas run dry,
-Sherbert McGee

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