the seal song
by joshuagrace
for Randy
The cry of a man
Amidst the laughing kids
Alas, the seal song.
for Randy
The cry of a man
Amidst the laughing kids
Alas, the seal song.
Overdue sweet smells-
Lylac and budding tree leaves
Refresh Kensington.
A.C.V. mornings-
More precisely lack thereof
Run the ship aground.
Dewy grass, sunrise,
the swirling echoes plodding-
My brothers’ feet.
Some allergies’ bane
Takes me back to the ballpark-
Whiff the fresh cut grass
Spring stole Summer’s day
And Autumn has her vengeance,
Now we all have colds.
Far footsteps falling
Play cat and mouse with silence
Whilst the candles burn.
Beside still waters,
Not just the kind on canvass
But storms we can’t calm.
Sticky little red rocks,
Hana’s parting gifts to us
Hidden in our shoes.
Large, icy circles
Feign a sense of cleanliness
Down Dirty River.
A leak in the hull.
It’s dripping is heard louder
Than roars of the sea
Stormed shadows crawling
Across nearly frosted lawns,
The passage of time.
My heart beating fast
And my voice about to raise-
Released in a *sigh*
Hips turn and lock in
Sending hide well overhead
Bounding fielders
Rules can be bent
Crossing bridges over streams.
Our eyes will adjust
The thin leather strips
Surround my hand, protecting,
Are stronger when soft.
Waking up freezing
With full knowledge that later
Will be sizzling.
Now her feet are green
From all the running around
Without wearing shoes
.
I’d wash those feet off
But won’t wipe away her smile
If I can help it.
Restoring sunshine
Lays a golden rectangle
Through an open door.
I cleaned the vaccum,
So blocked up that it couldn’t
Help but whine and whirrr.
Fuzzballs and hairballs,
Paperclips and some pushpins…
Now it really sucks.
The familiar hum
Shines like some obstructed star
But I know its there.
