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jericho
June 30, 2022
we are nearing
the sea now; the cawing
of old spirits by the shore is
weaving itself into the
vancouverean gales, sweeping the town
as it does free souls. see the twinkle
at the end of the horizon;
that is a small rupture in the
Cosmos, a small tear in the
smooth silk fabric of british
columbia, the passing ships
ephemeral stars in the drainage
of north american
lore, soon to be gone and
never again to be found
in an autumn sea-sky, a grain of salt among many
on a tumultuous tablecloth.
but there is an orbit, and it is
found in the way seagulls encircle
old lit lampposts at gastown
nightly, how the men on totem poles
are always embracing their
children, the arms an endless
circle.
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This piece is meant to commemorate Vancouver and is written with the idea of contemplating a beach from a wider vantage point. The selective use of capitalization is an intended effect.