ONE SUMMER NIGHT

such coolness...
sailboat leaves the dock
at twilight



    boardwalk --
    carnival lights hide
    the setting sun



        summer night...
        behind the dunes
        soft laughter



            low tide --
            young man skipping shells
            over the moon



        moonlit,
        two swimmers embrace
        in the dark sea



    old man
    fishes from the pier
    beyond the lights



driftwood fire
dies on the empty beach --
summer dawn

FISHING FOR BLUES

captain minds
fish-finder and LORAN --
see the gulls!



gnarled hands
tie an intricate knot
in fishing line



slowly swaying
sun's disc on the sea...
the line twitches



dark water --
something holds this line
and pulls at me



noon sun...
sleeping on the top deck
while the rest fish



old man watches
a sparrow fluttering
out to sea



contented smile --
salt and scales and blood
on his shirt



mate weighs catch,
circled by hungry eyes --
pool fish?



holding up
the bluefish he caught
stiff and gray

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