Bleary Autumn Day At Cape Hatteras

Standing 'neath rocky vestige on Hatteras Cape Overhead, sky's billowy caverns offer cerebral escape Proffering delusions of grandeur in every size, shape A ventilated ocean of blue; visions of bliss at which to gape Yet mind firmly planted in gravity's brace Earthy ambitions wandering eye doth embrace Nature's rhythms around beating heart do drape Cluttered ridges enveloped by Crape Myrtle's sallowing serape Dark clouds swoon over the ridges, panoramic view efface Malingering light house hovers o'er the shadowy terrace An angry ocean rises and then tumbles at rocky base Cool, frothy ocean mist curdles my exposed nape Cresting waves pound shoals; weary feet do chase Swirling wind hurdles stinging needles at weathered face Screaming sea gulls serenade, then with strafing swoops menace