Manonton Dalan (virginia, usa)

swaying mast of oyster boat
rock not by waves but tongs
trying to dislodge a chunks
of enter-locking bivalves
covered with sand, pebbles
under watchful eyes of gulls

at a distance two mast are
like chopstick holding sun
crimson rising on early morn
so beautiful coloring water
as it ripples to high tide
but oysterman just ride