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As he sits on the hood of his rented car,
the breezes come remembered, redolent
with tanning lotions and alewife.
Boats retire from the freshwater horizon--
sway, marina bound, down Black River.
His mind follows, past the dancing
sedge and orange silhouettes--legs
scissor, emerge free of a slip-less dress.
As her toes throw the cooling sand--
skip--step--pivot--toss--
smooth, it breaks the tension of the surface
again and again and again; winking,
concentric eyes fade into the swells.
The sun loses interest in another day;
in descent, its arc briefly flames
the side-armed stone. Flat and tumbled
between the last fishermen on the pier
while others wade ankle deep.
A younger man holds a shadow
upon his shoulders. The joy of living:
their laughter echoes like bells.
And as they alwasy have, the gulls
mock cries of mirth or sadness
while they navigate the fading heat.
Skipping Stones 2007