Summer Song by the Ocean
“Our horses winnied to each other at parting.”—Li Po
Voices cross the bay.
Duck voices, boat people, waves—
all carried by wind.
It could be any
time of year, but it’s summer,
and you are away.
The empty- fulness
of this day leaves plenty of
room for a love song.
Summer friends stop by
but I’m not there, I’m here with
you by the ocean.
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Tom D'Evelyn is a private editor and writing tutor in Cranston RI and, thanks to the web, across the US and in the UK. He can be reached at tom.develyn@comcast.net. D'Evelyn has a PhD in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley. Before retiring he held positions at The Christian Science Monitor, Harvard University Press, Boston University and Brown University. He ran a literary agency for ten years, publishing books by Leonard Nathan and Arthur Quinn, among others. Before moving to Portland OR he was managing editor at Single Island Press, Portsmouth NH. He blogs at http://tdevelyn.com and other sites.
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