All Storms Are Waiting Poem by RIC BASTASA

you must have been
taken anew by the recent
changes of your
life

this is no longer
the case of a woman who
bathes herself
naked in the river
while singing a love
song

last night she made
love to her
hunter-lover
and she was filled
with memories
which she cannot
unload to the
water

the changes have come
like an old man
carrying a load of
timber planks
and he has not grandson
and the road is muddy
and the rain falls so hard
and there is no
leaf of the taro
to cover his
fate.

do not be surprised
when you embark soon
to a trip in the pacific ocean
all storms
are waiting