Aspirations in An Unknown Space
Fishnet-stockinged manatees
dance salsas in their dreams
while laughing dolphins flipper neatly
through white clouds.
Sharks nest in the highest boughs
of weeping pine tree tips
and lone tuna write their poems in caves
by candlelight.
The hard earth trembles in the
footsteps of wide-eyed mice
as an elephant sneaks through whispers
soft as down.
Man carousels on Saturn's rings
and grabs for golden stars
to hoard in handled baskets wove of
string and time.
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology