My Three Piece Kayak

My Three-piece Kayak

(c)2013 John Meisel, Hamilton, NY

(a little strange, ?a little Zen)

The ineffable.

A bubble, going for a H U G E one…right before it breaks. Right then.

Or the size where ponds turn into lakes.

When you sneeze saying “achoo”, but between the two.

A movie projector lens skimming in and out of FOCUSED

Maybe a mosquito has just struck “ah well”

Living in this city-rush in this three-piece kayak,

And finding it’s not all the bad. There are those moments

When you’re waiting in line, or in the waiting room for the doctor

Or maybe lunch on a park bench is just over, an oily brown wrapper with crumbs and bits…lie in lap..take a last…”ahh of air”…hands on thighs…halved by slap…corner lifts…up in a…gentle wave…as if it…motions to…the paper

What was that?

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