July 28*

Posted on July 28, 2012 by othermindpress

The Great Sculpin, etching by Thomas Wood

night sculpins
fan the dark water
off the ferry dock

lit by the fluorescent light
of their heaven —
angels
                         tending their business

*Copyright 2010 by Luther Allen. This poem appears in The View from Lummi Island.
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The Great Sculpin, etching by Thomas Wood

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