Maui Sunrise
"We can say it with silence our native tongue"
~ W.S. Merwin, "She Who Was Gone," from The Moving Target
At sunrise, moon-streaked surf
morphs to pink, lavender, gold.
I sip an almond latte,
meander boardwalk along white beach,
dodge pony-tailed, nubile joggers.
Feral cats emerge from orange bougainvillea,
switch hair-trigger tails.
White egrets forage for geckos
among hibiscus, gardenias.
In sheltered cove, a yellow trawler
flings weighted fishing lines
from bent poles into cerulean bay.
Silently, I meditate upon tangerine clouds.
Light suffuses my soul.
Jennifer Lagier has published sixteen books and has work in these recent anthologies: From Everywhere a Little: A Migration Anthology, Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California, Missing Persons: Reflections on Dementia, Silent Screams: Poetic Journeys Through Addiction & Recovery. Newest books: Camille Mobilizes (FutureCycle) and Trumped Up Election (Xi Draconis Books). Website: jlagier.net
"We can say it with silence our native tongue"
~ W.S. Merwin, "She Who Was Gone," from The Moving Target
At sunrise, moon-streaked surf
morphs to pink, lavender, gold.
I sip an almond latte,
meander boardwalk along white beach,
dodge pony-tailed, nubile joggers.
Feral cats emerge from orange bougainvillea,
switch hair-trigger tails.
White egrets forage for geckos
among hibiscus, gardenias.
In sheltered cove, a yellow trawler
flings weighted fishing lines
from bent poles into cerulean bay.
Silently, I meditate upon tangerine clouds.
Light suffuses my soul.
Jennifer Lagier has published sixteen books and has work in these recent anthologies: From Everywhere a Little: A Migration Anthology, Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California, Missing Persons: Reflections on Dementia, Silent Screams: Poetic Journeys Through Addiction & Recovery. Newest books: Camille Mobilizes (FutureCycle) and Trumped Up Election (Xi Draconis Books). Website: jlagier.net
