Eucalyptus Keepsake home there is no forgiveness for

there is no forgiveness for turning back

Copper adheres first along the upper attachment

At first it looks like any other shard

forming pronounced vertical ridges

tangled in rope and kelp

Eucalyptus Keepsake home there is no forgiveness forIt was taken from the plant without much thought, one stem among many, cut clean and set aside with the rest of the days small tasks. For a while, it behaved as expected softening, drying, holding its shape just long enough to be overlooked. At some point, it was chosen again. Not for what it had been, but for what it could hold. Suspended, stilled, and lowered into a bath that does not hurry, the surface began to change. A thin skin first, then a