"What of miniature boats constructed of birch bark……" — Paul Harding

What of miniature boats constructed of birch bark and fallen leaves, launched… - Paul Harding

"What of miniature boats constructed of birch bark and fallen leaves, launched onto cold water clear as air? How many fleets were pushed out toward the middles of ponds or sent down autumn brooks, holding treasures of acorns, or black feathers, or a puzzled mantis? Let those grassy crafts be listed alongside the iron hulls that cleave the sea, for they are all improvisations built from the daydreams of men, and all will perish, whether from the ocean siege or October breeze."

— Paul Harding

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