MAN OVERBOARD
by T.L. Stokes
copyright © 2001



Ludlow Press Poetry

Man Overboard






Pouring out from kelp shadows
thousands of iridescent scales
shift noiselessly.
I pull my long arms up,
fin slips sideways,
pewter spoon
stirs the sloomy ocean
in welcome. There,
do you see my liquid smile?
Let me breathe for you.
Tawny hand grasps yours, we fall
between curtains of current
into plankton realms.

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The author lives in the Pacific Northwest with an English mastiff named Ramona. She has been published in Little Brown Poetry, Rogue Scholars, Poetry Super Highway, Stirring, 2 River View and Ancient Wind Press. The author is currently working on a CD of collaborative work with voice talent James Carraway.
Email:  irishtears@hotmail.com
      
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