In our Victorian 40 years now. Two Generations.
You’d think we owned it by now and
we do, on paper, but really we’re just tenants.
A hundred years before us, maybe a
hundred years after?

Called the Joseph Smith house on city records—not the
prophet— a pharmacist downtown who had the house
built in the 1880’s and sold it less than 5 years later.
Hardly left a footprint but who does?
5 years? 40 years?

The  neighborhood was Frontier Lexington
140 years ago, almost country.
Scary Northside 40 years ago ( Is it
safe? asked a friend.)

Now it’s gentled as they call it and we’re the
old folks In the big house—the only legal sign
we’ve been here a Joseph Anthony notation
in city records.  Joseph Smith and me.
That’s something at least. 

But you have to go look for it.