Poetic Alert (Main-À-Dieu Beach)

gulls,
out
fox-
ing

*

plo-
vers,
eyes
dar-
t

*

cor-
mor
ant,
held
hear-
ing

Revised Poem

the wind’s
lines now,

contrail
calligra-

phy

Cruel Poem

the twist diner, toronto
terminal: harried staff
(falling behind), sport-

ing black t-shirts, ‘8’
on the back, pledged
to feed the soul

Close Calls, Buckley’s Beach

terns dri-
ve, dodg-
ing bull-

ets

*

gulls pond-
er, young-
er selv-

es