Return

ripples on ripples-
the pond’s once glassy surface
welcomes back the rain
–
a forest lea-
the doe and her fawn
return to the wood

reliving the past-
why am I drawn back to you
time and time again
–
poison ivy-
the inevitability
of regrowth

the lobsterman’s wife
watching the lighthouse at the
dying of the day
–
silent passage-
darkening water
laps the shore

the clinking of ice
he signals the bartender
for just one more drink
–
false dawn
an owl returning
to it’s nest

Salt hangs in the mist
The bell from a channel buoy
Guiding me back home