Kingsbrae 22.1
22 June 2017
Low Tide
Now we can see
the reason for the buoys,
a mud bank here,
a shoal of shingle there,
and water flowing into
rock blocked cul-de-sacs.
Markers stand
in appropriate places,
exposed to sun and wind.
As the sea roughens,
a bell clangs,
gently at first,
and then louder.
Here on the shore,
sea voices reach out to us,
high-pitched, irregular,
deeper with the rising surf.
Pity the poor black ribcage
of the burned-out barge,
its blackened bones
a playground stage
for schools of tiny fish.
rogermoorepoet 
I love this, Roger. I grew up on the Mississippi River with barges and river channel markers…buoys. It reminds me of those days…
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I just sat there and watched the shallows. Amazing how many pot-holes are out there, visible only at low tide. Very dangerous for young kids wading and swimming.
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The river is like that too. They are called “drop offs”, and the only way out of them is to swim.
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Interesting. I may add that phrase to the rewrite. I have the first version of the book ready now .. am busy revising. Thanks for the info and the support.
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