earth note 17

lake erie northwest wind
flys from ontario
in a free form tide
beating a path to my feet
like kerouac and cassady loose
up and down the california coast
rolling about in some louisiana bayou
flea bag stable
water has no barriers
rain and tides find their home in every hidden
unsung billion grains of sand
a life circle released

--- e b bortz

(published in Mac’s Turns a New Trick, Green Panda Press, Nov 2003)