Coast

Dan Gellert
Aug 22, 2017 · 1 min read
Helen Frankenthaler

I.
The water recedes until blood shows up.
Blood orange ocean distilled by the shore.
The continent’s edge littered with souls staring,
always seeking the horizon day and night.
Looking outward feels contagious, desirous.
Infects us to look inward.

II.
Ocean water comes in blue, some green, some grey.
Transparent from below, colors leap out from ahigh.
Power rumbles from waves breaking. Wildlife thrives.
Shores feed from natural and continuous death.
Underestimate water, you may die.
Show a modicum of respect, and boldly soar.

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Trying to write what I see, usually with poetry. By day I mix audio. Most other hours I husband and father. Then I write… www.linkedin.com/in/dangellert

Poets Unlimited

Six Years of poetry-only publishing, PoetsUnlimited was a diverse, engaging and authentic poetry magazine. For most of that time a daily publication, it was always diverse and original, and free-to-read by all.

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