Monday, January 16, 2023

From Oceans To Lakes

 

Upon a beachball, ladies in bikinis, not too far from the boardwalk. Like paddling, to seize anxiety, so grand in beauty; many souls, a few dune buggies, a Frisbee on high, floating upon winds, gripped, tugged, and tossed in return.

A soul feels comforts, it’s invaded, a hermit decided to walk outside, he loved it, meeting women from the neighborhood shrine: a red dot, the garbs, it felt like holiness.

At a lakeshore, building a sandcastle, putting seashells to one’s ears—wishing life for you, hoping it gets better, showing truism in the presence.

Maybe palm a starfish, sensing reality, wondering if one can capture her; bold tan feelers, sunbathing in light, a little sunburned, tripping over sunglasses. And Love kissed her, she looked back, to kiss in return—exotic, natural, unpredictable.

One remains with visits, made cheerful or gloomy, wondering concerning the yogis; an effusion at moments, eyes flushed, begging composure.

At a shorebird, asking questions, looking for signs; many chambers, social exile, parched and reborn—as a mind shifts and turns seas.

Unfit for language, desperate to communicate, trapped in our cultures: caiman genes!    

Strumming a Harp

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