A single posting on a private sale
website. An orange sign leaned up against a white shed. Its face
worn and weathered. “Stihl chainsaws, sales and service.” Three
hundred bucks and it's yours. Years of service, good and bad,
waiting to be sold off. How long had its old, flimsy hooks hung on?
They very likely held far past their prime. But you can't hold
forever; the sign taken down and put up for sale. The end.
Or maybe its a new beginning? Where
will the sign be swept off to? A hosing down and some soap wiping
away the grit and grime? Some new hooks and a nice new post? Maybe
even decades more of vitality. The opportunity hangs out there, a
click away. One page view from a fresh start.
And what will take it's place? The
rickety post on which it once hung, empty. What will fill the void.
Maybe the sign will be sold and the post torn down, never to return.
Or maybe the post will get a fresh coat of paint and a new sign will
be hung on its metal frame. A different sign. One without mossy
stains on its facade and it's glossy finish completely faded from the
driving rain and wind. The old one had held on valiantly , but
sometimes it's just time for something new.
Are they selling a sign for $300? Seems steep. Or are they selling a business for $300? Seems a bit low!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't really matter as far as the writing is concerned. I'm always enthusiastic when a writer starts with something inconsequential and something the passing parade overlooks--and then bores in deeper and deeper, focusing and insisting on the importance and significance of anything if it is looked at from an intelligent and sympathetic POV. In other words, a piece of writing just like this one!