Deep percussion of a passing tug
overlaid with the light rattle
of incoming tide on shale
while overhead falsetto gulls
serenade in counter point
to natures steady baton
bringing oohs and aahs
from those willing
to look and listen
this is my soul symphony
in my head it has drummed
countless days and nights
far, far from the salty shores.
ml’25
(first time back in almost 20 years)