On the waterfront in Old Town, Virginia,
the Torpedo Factory sits redundant
as a storehouse of weapons; behind it on the
river run Washington Monuments tours
from Alexandria dock, but under the skin
Torpedo Factory now shines as Arts Centre:
peacetime home to Fibre Art and Printmakers, Inc.
As a tourist in Washington, I did the river;
Monuments tours, Kennedy Centre, Air’n’Space,
but lingered in Torpedo Factory, long;
long before it got quite so smart, so organized;
lingered and was invited to guest the space.
Long before it got quite so smart and organized.
Left a little bit of me in the art space;
left my reflection dancing in the water.
Left a glimpse into an unseen future
on the boardwalk, along the Potomac river.