Hi Paul:
Greetings from Manhattan. When March ends, and the last few patches of snow melt from the yards, and ice disappears from the ponds, those of us who live along the coast shed our heavy coats and head for the shore. Here is the poem “Orient Point,” from my 2008 collection, Father of Water.
Best Wishes,
Charles Pierre
Early spring morning. Deal Lake. Ocean Township. March 29, 2015, By Paul Goldfinger © Click to enlarge.
Orient Point
By Charles Pierre
To find words again, after winter’s pause
and the stifled months of life ashore —
to hear voices, if none but the shrill sounds
of sailors boundless in April winds.
I slip from silence, English my ship and sea.
Speech as fresh as the first mild gusts of salt air
billows my cheeks, flying from my lips
to take me as far as sound can sail —
Speak, as if spring is all there is!
BEN PATERSON TRIO: “Here, There, and Everywhere” by Paul McCartney.
Wonderful observation again from Charles.