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Into the West Sonnet Series

Pinhole film photo by author

Tent life is a simple life, stripped down bare
to the necessities, and to the now.
Little things are luxuries, like the air
mattress and warm bedding. Nature shows how
you can get along with very little.
It shows you how many things you don’t need
even though your house is stuffed with them. Full
of good intentions, we harbor the seed
of that knowledge. We take…