Thursday, May 14, 2026

Mayflower

A gossamer thin ocean hits low notes today 
Only the lower ones, the hapless sullen lover
The nonchalant up - above couldn’t care less 

Wind bleats, boat creaks, pet dogs merry-hop in the sea-wind
These shores they say have seen the Mayflower

And yet, several hundred others sunk to the merciful bottom
Going down is hard albeit low effort

People of the first light walked here; waters are the finest monuments
To have seen it all. Flotsam of undaunted lives

Lighthouses, moved and freshly painted still can't shake off 
Dim fragments of light swept in from the depths of turbulent nights

The biggest moon of the year's impending, we must head back 
Soon. Quietly we exchange smiles like vows. 

Sense drowns deep in me or perhaps it’s the nip of the wind
Like a fool I toss away my shoes and walk 

Barefoot on the beach, soft sand and silken touch and all. 


.Anant

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