Ferment and Buckets

May 31, 2008 at 10:30 pm (Gemma Wiseman's pics, Gemma Wiseman's poetry, Poetry) (, , , )


Pic on Flickr by Gemma Wiseman ~ Mornington beach

Who would know that
Only very recently
A vicious storm
Sliced, dissected and
Crunched
So many boats
Moored just offshore
From this tiny beach
~
Who would know
So many dreams
Disintegrated ~
Masts snapped
Sails shredded
And hulls became just
Fermented
Flotsam chunks
~
Who would know
The violent anger of Nature
Can despoil
Human progress
Faster than a blink
Or a hand clap
~
For today
There are just two tiny children
Playing on winter sands
And life is all about
Sandcastles
And little red buckets
~

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