4.05.2010

A.Toll

written 3.16.2010

”... are you the Reeper?...”
Know, keeper of the reef rather

”... a school of fish, taught me to see…”
1000 days in the Milky Way

Koi you are, coy, the realest deal by far
Buddha with a tale, sun kissed by a star
Hidden in the Mangroves of a Mango jar

”... is this better butter honey?...”

”... it’s your play.mate…”




”... check the coral…” they said.


...this hurts us.

Sometimes, there are just no words... and this is why I 'listen'.

4.4.2010
Great Barrier Reef rammed by Chinese coal ship
“Australian officials are attempting to minimize the effect that oil leaking from the vessel might have on the world’s largest coral reef….The 700-plus-foot vessel leaked oil into the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park near Great Keppel Island off the east coast of Queensland state. (Australian Maritime Safety Authority / April 4, 2010)"

2 comments:

mary.anne.gruen@gmail.com said...

This is my favorite of your most recent poems! I'm sending you much applause, well deserved as always!

gerry boyd said...

Genius as usual.