VENUS
Venus follows me
as seen from
beachfront deck at 4 A.M
Venus, sister planet,
morning star, star of the sea.
Yes, I know
it’s all been said before,
but not by me,
and I must sing my song,
even if it is off-key,
in chorus with the sea’s
misnamed monotone,
a multitone of nuance
too subtle for the human ear.
Inland, the leafless trees
lean backwards
in the wind
as if to say,
“You’ve taken
all my offspring;
now take me.
December 13, 2007
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