Spanish moss
in the darkening swamp
Water in my shoes
Spanish moss
Water in my shoes
in a darkening swamp
Spanish moss
in the darkening swamp
Water in my shoes
Spanish moss
Water in my shoes
in a darkening swamp
Fish bites
the bait
Again
Water flows
under the bridge
The fisherman waits
Sweat flows
under my shirt
The policeman waits
Ants flow
over the lawn
My ham sandwich waits
Water lilies
float upon the pond
Gently tethered
Crowded pier
stands above the surf
Gently tethered
One boy
and his pail
The ocean
One boy
and his kite
The sky
One man
and a shovel
His grave
Twister cuts
through the open field
The sparrows
Humpback breaks
through the swelling sea
The gulls
Overgrown yard
Charcoal and
the lighter fluid
The deluge
Empty church
in the valley
The deluge
Empty home
on the prairie
All my teachers
Circadian
rhythms
Cormorants
stand at attention
The ship’s mast
Parents
stand in the darkness
The school bus