Joanna Gilman Hyde

The Hawk West Window

May 23, 2024

8:50 am

Eye Will Never Go Back

2 The Island House of M(eye) Mother:

Her Little Red House On The West Side

of McNutt’s Island In Shelburne Harbour.

After Her Death Over 30 Years Ago

Eye Sold It 2 A Couple of Methodists

Who Rearranged The Interior

Making A Big Room Downstairs

Out of M(eye) Off-The-Kitchen Bedroom

Out of The Graceful Livingroom

w/ Its Mahogany Pump Organ

w/ Arms For Oil Lamps.

M(eye) Brother’s Narrow Back Bedroom

Went Too

w/ Its Narrow Iron & Brass Bed

He Named “The King’s Bed.”

Eye Will Never Go Back

2 The Guest Wing

Where M(eye) Mother Slept

w/ Its Dutch Door Opening

Its Top Half 2 The Back Stone Wall

& Locust Tree Where We 1st Showered

w/ The Pull-cord Bucket From Africa.

The Methodists Took Out The Dutch Door

& The Salmon-coloured Wood Panels

Raising The Ceiling 2 The Rafters.

They Got Rid of The Nifty Shower Room

w/ Its Slatted Floor For The Pull-cord Bucket

& A Triangular Shelf

For Basin & Pitcher

Building Instead A Standard Bathroom

On The Opposite Side of The Wing.

The Kitchen Was Plumbed

w/ A New Kitchen Sink

Minus The Sequential Wood Stoves

Named Master Climax

& Prizer Regal.

Eye Will Never Go Back

2 The Midnight Suppers

& Kemex-perked Coffee

In The Mornings

w/ The Sun Shining Through

M(eye) Eastern Bedroom Window

In M(eye) Mother’s Little Red House

Painted Now Lupine Blue.