The Shop Window - Asa Hurst

A pristine sandy beach

untouched by mankind

The land was bought for its resources

and it quickly became a quarry

 

The sand was rich in silica

it was sold to a glass factory

a hardware store needed a window

 

Many years later the hardware store

changed ownership

and the window displayed the inside

of a karate dojo

 

A swift elbow shattered the window

the glass was cleaned up

and thrown away

 

The trash was taken to a landfill

which used to be a quarry

it welcomed the glass home

and it returned to the sand