Monday, August 1, 2011

Turtle Island

Gravid
Luring
10 times mooring
On dock
Locked with
Knotted, salt-encrusted rope
To creaking wood
Tied to pier,
Sea turtles to the rear
Their snouts
Steaming in the lull of this languid, oily bay
As if to say
We love this pain,
Take us away.

Kita Kamakura, July 14, 2011

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