[stylist] "Sea Lion"

[Jacobson, Shawn D]

Wow!  What imagry (ruined temple, ruined God) a very expressive poem.

Shawn

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of William L Houts
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 10:04 AM
To: Writer's Division Mailing List
Subject: [stylist] "Sea Lion"




The sea lion lay on that terminal beach:

mountain-like, mythical, grave,

as a murdered sphinx. Enormous and strange,

he drew at my hand, though breaths of decay

stayed me. Go now, poisoned father,

I prayed at him though I can't say why;

but perhaps I lie.Even in death

he was grand:a ruined temple or its god. .

Sand fleas sprang to feed on that

sea-self, that duke, that expired world.

How long, I thought,before bones, only

bones and stench gave sign that here died a shipwreck,

a mind of rich waters, a riddle: a soul?















-- 
"Let's drink a toast now to who we really are."

           --Jane Siberry

_______________________________________________
Writers Division web site
http://writers.nfb.org/
stylist mailing list
stylist at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for stylist:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/shawn.d.jacobson%40hud.gov