Clamshell Poems

She Comes and Goes with Your Tides

...Some have watched her rising
from an ocean of time.
Her sightings return at the pull
of each luna cycle.

No clamshell boats for her,
after she rises from the waves
she and the shoreline disap...

Revel In A Luscious Glimpse

...Deep blood red orange cloud’s,
ethereal dream float,
Satin wind carrier of luscious mint,
green hymnody’s deft transport,
Spring hues random loitering,
between gray peeled branches,
Chirpy echo...

Rising Thoughts - Collab With Jo

...High alpine meadows are dusted with wildflowers,
And the faraway horizon is outlined with craggy mountain peaks,
Half-asleep lights blink through the sun-painted mist,
The sunrays dip at varying a...

Tina Turner In Wonderland

...Tina lost her footing and fell and fell and fell and fell.
Where was she falling? Was this the beginning of hell?

What the heck? She blinked hard. Where was she?
A sign on a large table that was...

Ocean Waves

...Ocean waves
 lapping at the shores din
  pulling sands out then back in,
a regurgitated rush of foam raised high
 whispered crushings in the winds that die
  undulating balm that soothes, yet te...

Woulda Coulda Shoulda

...Her story ends in a storage unit;
she wrote it quickly in-between bottles of Liebfraumilch
- her life so far,
an autobiography hard to imagine
could have been told in any other way.
The editing ...

The Last Petal

...Walking barefooted
along the shoreline,
in one purple sunset;
The tepid seawater
like summer kisses
on my weary feet.

I sighed...
As I took the scarlet hyacinth 
attached to my rosy ears
a...

Fanal In Retreat

...The lighthouse shivered in relentless gales on its rocky foundation

Stood the test of time but now it seemed that the clock had gone back

The keeper was sidelined to retire in the Sea Mission’s...

Topsy-Turvy World

...It's a topsy-turvy world
  Once-straight hair's now curled
From a putrid drop does
  a precious newborn unfurl

Pry open the menacing clamshell 
  to remove a shining pearl
 Swoops in an airbo...

The Quahog Clamshell

...the quahog clam shell
for chowder and wampum beads
...Iroquois treasure

8/17/2018...

Pearl Diving - Part 1

..."Pearl Diving" (Part 1)

He had wondered where to put his Quill
the ink pots were all dry
he lived in his little world
in the mountains somewhere up near the sky;
he was seeking a new story in ...

Pearl Diving - Part 2

...“Pearl Diving” (Part 2)

Angel fish are pretty, but they’re boring that’s they’re lot
the Man O War is far too flashy, frivilous, 
Octupi are too touchy feely always begging for the real thing wa...

Seduction of the Siren Sisters

...Tarkay lids of merlass
Royal purple hue
Smooth glass surface
Sea of gemstone blue

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Siren sisters taunt the sailors
Weaving in and out of looms
Seductive creatures with lyres
...

The College Caravan

...The College Caravan

Last night we loaded the minivan with her
suitcases, Rubbermaid vats, and chest of plastic drawers
stuffed with clothing, toiletries, school supplies, and posters.
While our...

Reclamation

...I was taken from this life 
in the black night, blindfolded 
to be clubbed to death

so that I 
might be born again 
in spirit song, dance and name 
given by my great ancestor

who, ten thou...

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