Count its years.
Read from the heart outward. Move your finger across the rings. Every ring is a year that actually happened.
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Touch the wood to begin.
Ages are approximate until the rings are formally counted. The years are real either way.
Planted when the houses on this street were brand new. Dark, burled, and from the same streets as half the wood on this site.
Read from the heart outward. Move your finger across the rings. Every ring is a year that actually happened.
River Park South, Winnipeg. The pin marks the neighbourhood; the exact spot gets added from the salvage photos.
No pieces yet. Whatever comes from this cherry will carry this page with it.