Board meeting over
Stars and clouds call.
Alone on the lake,
Time to unwind.
11 o’clock under
A moonlit sky.
Away from shore
Out onto the
Still water,
Hushed air.
Moon before me
Shore behind.
Paddling silently
To hold
The stillness.
The moon
A bright plate
On the water
Then a filament
Twitching on
The waves.
When I turn
And pull
On my paddle
It becomes an
Oscilloscope wave
Bouncing along
The surface.
Caught between
Deep night and day
Muted shadows and
A hint of blue under
The moon.
Written August 16, 2000 at 11:30pm, after paddling on the lake after the School Board meeting ran late.
(Raymond A. Foss)
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