gigondas

My first morning in Santa Barbara.



On the bench shaped like a whale's tail

before the fence above the cliff

which stands between

the Ocean and I


watching waves

and waiting...


Old sinews of stone inflexible

and unblinking


what have those cliff faces seen?


Two dolphins

I see

almost as soon

as I

sit down


...forever awakening to this moment

finding almost all others gone

those cliff faces


watching the waves

and waiting...



take the wooden steps

down to the rocky shore

watch

the cool water

curl itself amongst the stones




and return