Black and grey tattoo of a serene Buddha head with closed eyes and a curled topknot, placed on the side of a finger.

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Buddha head on a finger

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A small Buddha head with closed eyes, a forehead dot and a textured topknot of curls sits on the side of a finger. The shading is soft and smooth, with grey tones building the face and ears. The background is a blurred neutral surface, and the tattoo fills the centre of the frame.

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Dear Tom, the mackerel came in on Tuesday and the boats were sold out by dinner, so you needn't fret about the money this week. Your father's oilskin is still hanging on the back door where you left it. I've stopped moving it, though the damp has got into the collar and it smells of you now more than him.

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Mrs Penhallow from the chandlery came by asking after you. I told her you were still out with the Brenda Rose chasing the big shoals off the Scillies, and she handed me a bundle of brass fittings wrapped in a tea towel for the boat. Then she asked about the little carved head you keep in your pocket, the one you bought from that stall in Galway the summer you were nineteen. I said you'd never once taken him out in front of anyone. She said that was a shame, because he looked like he'd seen a lot of weather and didn't mind it.

I've been thinking about what your father said when the sea took his cousin. He said the water doesn't care how hard you stare at it, so you may as well keep your eyes half shut, your hands busy with the knots and your mind on the quay. I didn't understand it then. I think I do now.

The little dot on that carved brow is worn bright where your thumb has rubbed it, I noticed when you came in last March. Come home with the same calm face you left with, and bring the boat back in one piece. The kettle's on whenever you are.

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