Dogs Playing Poker House by jerm IX, on Flickr
There are no voices outside, nor coming from the kitchen. No dinner bell rings, no doorbell rings, no telephone rings. No bass-filled thuds of a dribbling basketball in the dirt under the hoop on the shed out back. No horses neigh, no chickens cluck, no cows moo. No footsteps accompany the sound of creaking floorboards overhead. No laughter, no family praying together, staying together.
C.M. Coolidge House by jerm IX, on Flickr
Dogs Playing Poker on the wall, a desk, hardwood floors and colourful layers of peeling paint are all that remain.
I stand alone with my eyes closed and listen to the soft subtle sounds of emptiness. The floorboards beneath my feet squeak under the weight of my stillness. A gentle breeze whistles up against the window where a bumble bee is buzzing. Robins are chirping somewhere outside and as i open my eyes, a pair of hairy woodpeckers are perched on the window sill, staring in at me. The whizzing of vehicles passing me by out front like a Pharcyde song, ironically from so very long ago. One can't help but start to ponder.
Who lived here and what became of them? What kind of memories did they create here? How long have they been gone? What cards were they dealt and how did they play their hands? The usual questions bounce around my head as i stand before the Dogs Playing Poker with my head tilted, as if i'm adoring a piece of priceless art at the MOMA. The game is being played on a green wall reminiscent of a poker table's felt, fittingly enough.
At this time i don't have any answers to these questions. Such is life.
To the theme of C.M. Coolidge and his 9 paintings, here is the Dogs Playing Poker House...
Post Mortem by jerm IX, on Flickr
Judge St. Bernard Stands Pat on Nothing by jerm IX, on Flickr
Judge St. Bernard Wins on a Bluff by jerm IX, on Flickr
Poker Sympathy by jerm IX, on Flickr
A Friend in Need by jerm IX, on Flickr
Stranger in Camp by jerm IX, on Flickr
Waterloo by jerm IX, on Flickr
A Bold Bluff by jerm IX, on Flickr
Pinched with Four Aces by jerm IX, on Flickr
His Station and Four Aces by jerm IX, on Flickr
Sitting up with a Sick Friend by jerm IX, on Flickr
Until next time my friends, keep one eye on the road, and scope with the other.
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