February 24, 1985 Beach Poem to Roby
do you remember
decapitating little green penguin
lollipops or
listening to the anguished
high-pitched screams
our multitude of
bubble-gum flavored
gummi bears emitted?
the waves lapped
up the shore
cleansing it for the
next wave
that cold rainy morning
we woke up at
4 a.m.
it warmed up though
and a large yellow
U.F.O peeped out from
cloudy pillows
to shoot
ultra-violet rays
to pound our
unprotected heads.
we waltzed on the
wet sand
our feet cold in sodden
socks.
the blanket billowed
behind us
as we ran
willy-nilly along
deserted beaches at
6 a.m.
"Save a Prayer" blared from
the boom box
running low on batteries
because we listened to
"Dreamgirls" all the way there.
we didn't pay attention to
"Our Ultimate Beach Song"
as we romped toward
Haystack Rock.
instead
we sang a rousing rendition
of "I'll Go Home With Bonnie Jean"
from our high school musical.
we spent all our money
and gorged on Haystack bread
before we went back
and sat in the shelter of driftwood
to watch the sun set.
Jean A. Miller
2/19/1986
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