. . . metered like the seasons,

Number 81 worked the hundred-fifty miles of its domain--

benevolent ambassador of community in a vast and lonely land.

Gripping anticipation upon hearing,

throaty excitement to see pass,

the orchestrated symphony of steel precision

hard to hold

frozen.

Image size: 17 3/4" X 23 3/8"

Edition of 50 impressions plus 15 proofs, hand-pulled by the artist, on 22" X 30" paper stock; some on Arches Cover or Buff, some on BFK Rives. Curation completed, June 1979.

Plate canceled, January 1980.