Wednesday, May 08, 2013

On the hot sand



Seeking the water
the porridge on the margin
the thick wet sand, slogging
on the edge of the water

The squeak before, 
each step on the shoreline
my feet swollen, pumiced,
almost callused
walking on the hot sand
in the middle of August


new poem May 6, 2013
“On the hot sand”
about East Beach, Chappaquiddick,
Wallis Sands in Rye, NH and
Hilton Head Island
drafted in response to the following
&
Edited May 6, 2013
“In the Wet Wood – v3”
edited at Poets Corner
Suncook Senior Center
May 6, 2013
&
August 6, 2007 19:30
“In the Wet Wood – v2”
Our mission trip,
from Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH and from First United Methodist Church,
Hudson, MA to Jacksonville and Machias, ME
to the Down East Maine Mission,
Jacksonville United Methodist Campground,
East Machias, ME

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