Sweet Feat
By: Pippy Giuliano - Aug 04, 2023
Sweet Feat
From the west to the east they came again
Navigators of Cape Ann
Anchored off Long Beach
Twin Lights and Milk Island in their scope
Whales silently passing beneath the window
Once a mariner the cane steadies a fast blow
He stands and waits as did so many
Watching her comb the beach
A book replaces the main sheet
Transported to impressionist Paris
The elixir of seaweed and kelp subdue
Eyes bat shut in narcotic sea-reverie
Headlands, coves, breakwaters, bridges, pastures
Fields of dandelions, buttercups, bluets
Mark the time of early May
Before tourists plunder
Guised to commemorate the 1623 intruders
Takes courage to plunge into waters unknown but
Wounds need healing
Weight baring timbers softened and caressed
The halo of green gauze nods to
Feet so sweet.