Wetsuit Poems

The Dangers of Mankind is Man

...Mara’s hair colour touched by time, her voice hedged—struggling to find its way to me
She had once tried to kill herself.
My flippant thought: Did you succeed?
She looked as she had.

An abandon...

Scuba in Aruba

...“Failure is an option, but fear is not.” —James Cameron


stuff into your wetsuit
strap on your BCD
from your regulator take two sips
excited you should be

we’re gonna scuba
       in Aruba...

Lists

...there's something intrinsically poetic about lists…

1.
bread (wholemeal) 
twelve eggs
solar panels
occasional frogs
corporate lawyers
steam


2.
onions (red) 
tomatoes (finely chopped) ...

Above the Melting Ice

...Above the Melting Ice

Soft white skin, taut and smooth.
Insulated from the Arctic cold,
Snuggled warm in its wetsuit, he sleeps. 

Protected from predators, 
Camouflaged as a mound of snow,
...

Kite-Surfer and Observer

...
Kite-Surfer prepares for his thrilling ride
With double-checked gear, wades into the tide

Observer sits noticing all that’s around
And sees the direction where’s Kite-Surfer’s bound

Like an...

haiku in green

...dive into green sea
swim in green wetsuit a tease
green island green dreams...

Twist of Love

...Sweater than honey love may seem
Its reality,bitter than ever imagined
A rain of happiness we suppose 
it showers
Great floods of sorrow accompany 
 its arrival
It can be a trusted guard to you...

East River Sighting

...The river is notorious
For filth and trash and slime,
With rumors of dead bodies floating
Once upon a time.

I’ve witnessed homeless people
Dumping urine (maybe worse)
Into water which you’d t...

The First Time Wetsuit

...She cuddled in a signature pose
That resembled the 'one-hug' position
Arms wrapped around her disoriented and confused body
Pulling her skin covered torso into the black sheath
To her demise and ...

Rip Tides

...Rip Tides

Dead serious this depression business rocky murky
with tides like a tsunami suggesting certain

               drop zones
                              that kill

No swimming but d...

Log Rhythm Intercepts Highland Manor Sloped Basin

...Nature made convenient sluice, 
when pool water did wend
     down the gentle slope 
     describing gargantuan wetsuit vend
 
er steadily chugging, chiseling, 
     and channeling straight awa...

Irrational Iguana Diary Entry Four

...One day and one space bar later an irrational iguana put on a wetsuit and some roller skates and left the house. He met with his friends on the way who were waiting at the shop. They were bug eyed sw...

Under the Surface of Things

...If we have to see the fishes closer
and   immerse ourselves under the surface of things
I put on the wetsuit
The  diver's paraphernalia 
And I let myself go  to obscure distances
And think no mo...

Bewildered Mother

...Had 6 she did. One at a time. 
Worried about one…most of the time. 
One had their own set of rules too. 
Early on realized school was a bore.
Overnight a scouting uniform turned into a wetsuit.
...

Contemplation of the Sands

...

Desert blown mystic mist,
tumbling sands of roving sun,
shadows tell your passing,
with dunes though never one.

The grain upon a lizard tail,
tale of reptile life,
brushed to killing h...

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