Forward Berth
Posted: June 29, 2011 Filed under: Adam Zemans, English Comments Off on Forward Berth_____
Where I lay last innocent
In utero on a 36-foot wooden sailboat, Bicentenial 1976
Teak bobbing on water
Asleep in the forward berth
Sails furled
Rocking
Sun filtering, flickering
Below deck
In utero
Last protected
Unburdened by human tragedy
Rocking
Asleep in the forward berth
Sun filtering, flickering
Teak bobbing on water
Where I lay last innocent
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Adam Zemans (Vancouver, June 2011)
Zócalo Poets 