Lines Written in Bangaram,
Lakshadwseep Islands
1.
another piece of coral
……washed up on the beach
…………it moves – hermit crab
2.
cloudless sky –
……off again on his marches
…………hermit crab
3.
silence … the moon silvers
……the sand that hides
…………turtle eggs
4.
a blood-red moon
……changes color
…………putting all the stars to flight
5.
the shape of this coral
……shape of a distant
……………………………….galaxy
6.
islands coming
……and going
is this how the world was made?
7.
cooling breeze
……from palm trees –
…………without asking
8.
even the butterfly
……takes a rest
…………in the hammock
continued here: http://www.poetseers.org/the_great_poets/ire/gabriel_rosenstock/lines_written/
by Gabriel Rosenstock