RUSTY
Every piece matters,
a nut,
a bolt,
a rusted clamp
from a vacant lot,
an odd array
of this and that,
nothing special
when seen in parts,
yet touches the heart when whole.
RUSTY FACTS
“Rusty” is a 20-foot metal sculpture by artist Kris Nethercutt that stands outside the entrance of The Factory at Franklin (circa-1929 buildings that once served as the Dortch Stove Works, Magic Chef and later the Jamison Bedding Company and is now a historic shopping, dining and entertainment complex). The Factory is in Franklin, Tennessee.
Rusty weighs 4,600 pounds and took six years to complete. All the parts were found in the former factories or in car junk yards.
Just Poetry and Prose 
I love this metal man and your words that capture its spirit!
Thank you. It’s quite a sculpture with many a story embedded in his being!
I love this! There is such striking music in your choice of words and the repetition of the letter “t” sounds like the machinery in a factory.
Thank you. It’s fun to consider all the noises the metals made in their lifetime. They all used to be truly functional.
Every piece of the world, every person, has beauty!
Thank you and so true. We are all imperfectly perfect.