An Old Pair of Skis

Those skis don’t look like
The ones of today,
From what little I know
About the way skis look.
They are probably
Older than I am,
And at the moment,
That’s pretty old.
They are heavy
Wooden things
Whose history
I can only surmise.
They must have been
Used and abused
Down numerous slopes
Before advances
Of time and technology
Made them obsolete.
They probably
Haven’t been worn
In over half a century,
And have long outlived
Their original owner.
I can only guess
How many years
They must have
Sat in storage
Accumulating dust
Before being scavenged
By some enterprising
Interior designer
To decorate this restaurant.