The Seasons of Gloucester

The Seasons of Gloucester

The sun turns with the tide

And time touches the island

To burn the spring with

Summer sun

Until autumn leaves do fall

And in vibrant color

That reflect the last warmth

Before overtaken by frost

In the deep blanketing white

Yet through each storm

We know it will be warmer

When the gentleness of spring

Decides to sprout again

Welcoming back the Sun.

Winter Winddown

Winter Winddown

Airs crowds with dark grey clouds
The sky droops heavy, close to earth
And opens up upon our heads
Starting social hibernation

Freeze human activity
And frost around the locker door knobs
That seal in the warm slow breaths
Of those who sleep inside

The Fall of Gloucester

The Fall of Gloucester

Auburn maple leaves fall down

Swept from beach by briny waves

Or else be blown from the sand

And drift back to the dirt

And brisk winds  walk them on the pavement

Stinging  breezes whip around

And Steal the heat from our cheeks

But loan them rosy color

And soon the world descends to white

Already vibrant summer dies

And we are not in vivid color

But that changes with the tide

Of Sea to See

Of Sea to See

Through the years and winters past
His grandfather and his too
Fed their family from the sea
Throwing themselves to the ocean deep

By strength of backs and sweat of brows
Even as your fingers freeze
Men always go out again
To share what life the sea brings

Nowadays the harbor feeds
Off fish who stay and stare
And we don't win by great sea battle
But profit from it's beauty

Geography

Geography

Around the tree roots

And granite rocks

The roads wind round

From house to home

And dispute communal breaks

We’re connected by the bridge

And we opt for the close relation

Of the island isolation

Salt Water Cauldron

Salt Water Cauldron

Each creek winds back to the beach

And combine in the deep brine

Of the ocean, the mixing pool

And it holds our island

And we run from shore to shore

Barefoot on the barnacles

And are shared blood too shall pool

Out into the ocean

Time of Seasons Haikus

Time of Seasons

The sand washes out

summer after summer day

counting the times past

The sky is dark

The nights goes on forever

Time to hibernate.