Tuesday, July 29, 2014

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.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

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.

Sunday, July 13, 2014

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.