Thursday, May 02, 2013

Chatter – v2



A long time ago, when I was young,
Back before I learned to respect
realities of heat exchange
and the temperature of the north Atlantic

Northern New England, on the coast of Maine
my brother and I went swimming in the ocean
off Wells Beach

The day was in August,
sand burnt my feet,
the water was “refreshing”
until my feet went numb

Minutes later my lips were blue,
my skin was whiter (than usual anyway)
before I turned red as feeling returned
to my extremities, an earthquake

We shook and chattered
giggling under the blankets
happy as only kids are
but not yet ready
for another dip in that water

edited May 2, 2013
“Chatter – v2”
2/25/06 20:15
“Chatter”

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All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 23,180+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

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