the one stone the others lean on. it was cut last and set first; a small mark on its face, M·D — the mason or the year, no one knows now and both are gone.
while it holds, the cistern holds; while the cistern holds, the basement stays dry, the kitchen stays warm. a long pact, quietly upheld.
field-note · stand under it. the air thickens here, as if listening.
pillar · stone · thresholdbee · custodian