Plumber and tinsmith by trade
but artist in his soul,
faded brown snapshots
proclaim this lover of life:
laughing eyes, and quick,
devil-may-care grin
to steal your heart.
Charming and improvident,
country thespian,
king of the village stage -
and fried bread and
gravy for dinner.
“Art doesn’t put
food on the table,”
my grandma used to say.
