Patuxent
written by: Thomas Park
@mystified131
Mild winters, cool summers
Backyard angled down to brackish river
Small sailboat, bright yellow
“Sunflower”, anchored
Near the water
Walk a mile to the North
To narrow channel, rapid waters
Churning into larger bodies
Once jettisoned, scores of jellyfish
Floated gracefully, trailing tentacles
The neighbor’s dog, brown and gentle
Quietly sunning, yawned broadly
Friends were made quickly near the naval base
Where families moved so often
Military families
Our school called “Esperanza”
At the oyster-shucking festival
Shared carnival rides
With the principal’s daughter
Once, a small group sailed out into the bay
Spent a day and a night on the waters
After sunset, boat rocking
I fell asleep,
Safe, on the tides, as in Father’s arms
A big poetic inspiration is Philip Levine with his works that pay tribute to hard-working people. Thomas would like to follow in Mr. Levine's footsteps.
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