THOUGHTS WRITTEN WHILE SITTING ON THE BEACH: NUMBER 2

Is it desire to swim

again in uterine seas?

Or, vestigial memories

of when we were fish?

We sit on the beach

faces turned toward the waves

     and dream.

As much as we seek its warmth,

the sun is not our friend.

Only the waters embrace and soothe.

Amongst the waves,
I hear mothers cry.

THREE VARIATIONS ON A SCENE

1.

Egret flashes white,

rises over cypress knees

protruding from swamp.

2.

Bicycling down a rural road

in Isle of Wight County, Virginia,

I watch a white egret

take off from a swamp,

rising quickly over cypress knees.

3. 

Dammit, keep your eyes on the road,

I say to myself,

and quickly correct the bicycle’s path

to avoid running into the swamp.

Fortunes 2014: June

You are heading in the right direction.

A carrot a day will keep cancer away.

A carrot a day will keep cancer away.

There is a true and sincere friendship between you both.

You are going to take a trip to the seaside.

An angry man opens his mouth and shuts up his eyes.

Great thoughts come from the heart.

In god we trust; all others must pay cash.