She walked alone onto the beach
at night and sang her mermaid song
into the wind and surf.
...
The sky was burqa-blue
when they carried your body
out of your home. Blue-on-blue,
background and foreground melded,
...
Venus rose with Regulus this morning
though I could not see so much as feel them
through the overcast.
Purring, stretching, lovers waking
...
I am a retired English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher. I have been writing most of my adult life and have had several poems, essays and magazine articles published. My goal is to eventually publish a collection of my poems.)
Homesick
She walked alone onto the beach
at night and sang her mermaid song
into the wind and surf.
A dolphin appeared and clicked,
'Not yet. Not yet.'