Ripples Settle Out Across the Sky

i’m with the fishing people.
the big clouds didn’t scare us tonight
instead they blushed graciously at our compliments,
such a nice day!
below the harbor water is black and
waxed fine like a waiting ballroom floor
i have no watch, no phone, no one knows i’m here
one man catches a small one,
throws it back
to skid along the surface
soft Latin music brings on a deepening,
blues and reds,
i watch him catch the same fish again
it dances this time, dies,
one star brightens to accept it, ripples settle out across the sky.

 

written 10.8.13

12 Comments

  1. Laurie Kolp says:

    I like the idea of the water waxed fine like a waiting ballroom floor and the fish dancing to Latin music.

  2. Laurie Kolp says:

    I like the idea of the water waxed fine like a waiting ballroom floor and the fish dancing to Latin music.

  3. Brian Miller says:

    nice imagery in this…
    kinda sad the fish had to die
    but i am glad the universe accepted it….

  4. Brian Miller says:

    nice imagery in this…
    kinda sad the fish had to die
    but i am glad the universe accepted it….

  5. Alana says:

    This is great, I especially like the clouds blushing at your compliments.

  6. Alana says:

    This is great, I especially like the clouds blushing at your compliments.

  7. There is a wonderful kind of wisdom in this piece or me

  8. There is a wonderful kind of wisdom in this piece or me

  9. Kathy B. says:

    The poem's spirit of being outside of the constraints of time is awfully appealing. I would like to go there.

  10. Kathy B. says:

    The poem's spirit of being outside of the constraints of time is awfully appealing. I would like to go there.

  11. Jody Costa says:

    Thank you all so much for reading ~ I really appreciate it!

  12. Jody Costa says:

    Thank you all so much for reading ~ I really appreciate it!

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