WINTER SEA
for Isabel

When I feel at sea
And winter has undone me
I go to the sea
And let the waves admonish me

Aging is just one
of many memorandums
I cannot still long
And let the past encompass me

The waves lick my boots
The kingbirds flitter boldly
You cannot be old
The little creatures counsel me

Give in to the calm
What’s outside is foregone
The damage is done
Let winter light recover me