1.5.11

mission bay at [dusk/dawn] high tide

dusk 
mission bay 
waves break 
like heart beats 
from the balcony door

 curlews 
with the ocean at their heels
cry - melancholic - clear
haunting the front yard
with mourning
-full 
night
stars silent 
witness


dawn
mission bay
waves break 
like breath
i stand barefoot 
in sand
toes teasing waves
dante's smiling eyes 
that sea

the sun is almost rising
above us only clouds 
blushing pink 
at the joy
they witness