the bright sun
the sand shines
rough against my feet
i find shells in peices and make a frankenstein of shells
frankenstein who lives in my castle of wet sand
my plastic shovel is so red against the blue of the ocean
so red
i run at the waves who retreat from me
i am so brave
i run from the waves as they come back with a thrill
they crash as i fall and laugh
i beat them just in time
the sky is white and stings my eyes i raise my hand for shade
i see the blue and the floating puffy cotton
my fathers voice and it is time to go
the night comes
a dark quilt of fields and trees sweeps past
the moon is an ancient nikel glowing in the sky
my breath is hot and fogs the window
makes the stars fuzzy
my finger slips through the condensation and makes lines of clear firmament
the moon keeps its place in the sky
following
we are flying
i smile at my glowing friend
come home with me
8 comments
Next time, mind the amount of Enters used in your post. Thank you.
apparently Mr. Behrutt doesn’t understand art and literature…don’t want him as a partner in the next Trivia Pursuit tournament…hahaha.
It was supposed to be that way …even a basically illiterate ass like me knows that…hahaha
BTW enjoytheraven….nicely done…I was almost there with you. Is the moon still your friend…perhaps a wee bit pagan are we? I enjoyed it. Sounds like a good memory.
Peace
Amakua
Actually I hadnt meant to make so much space at the end of the peice. @AlexB
The moon is an old friend and a now friend and a forever friend. Ba bom bop ba boom schk a boom man.
Im in a beatnik mood.
Thank you Thank you Amakua
Your Welcome…Your Welcome…now pass me that leftie eh….hahahaha
Beatnik…OMG…are you old enough to know what one is? Sounded more like a bad 70’s porno sound track to moi…hehehe
Just kidding…your prose is very nicely done….just one question…ummmm…why firmament…most of us steezers don’t even know what it is….well I do…but only because I was forced to read the big black book with the cross on it…lmao
I visit with the moon myself…every night she is out…but then I am a woman…hehehe
Peace
Amakua
enjoytheraven,
what the heck are you on crack?
just kidding very moving.
Thank you rocket man, Elton John fan? That is a great song.
@Amakua
Bad seventies porno track heh heh.
Firmament because I think it is an eloquent word. It has weight and it is a single word to describe the stary sky, the night time roof of the world. And the religious conotations work for me as I was raised to be christian and this peice is connected to memories of my childhood. (though now I am agnostic)
And I am not that old. 🙂
Hey enjoytheraven
Firmament or not…it is still lovely. And you are obviously getting a little long in the tooth if you were around for Elton John…lol…so you must be old enough. No matter…I enjoyed it.
Xtians…bah…hahaha….but I understand…was born and raised in the church…by the time I was a teen I was an atheist…by the time I was in my 20’s I was agnostic as well….but now I’m just Gnostic. Only thing I miss about church….the choir…ayup…and playing the organ…that’s it!! Again…I really enjoyed your art.
Peace
Amakua