Elemental
Praise
honey of light
on the waters
waves electroplated by
the sun: blaze
of light
a whole sea monster's
flank—coruscating scales
roiling in the sea
just before a wave spumes
trembling golden veins
of light
in the tumbling stones
small flares going up one
by one by one
catching
the little breathings
of the foam
the little sigh
as all the bubbles
give up their ghosts
and all night
the great mother's heart
to lay my head against
Copyright © 2004 Judy Z. Cronenfeld