the blue of the sea depends
on the number of particles
suspended in it
this morning we meet -
Eastcoast Cafe
a table overlooking Tidal View
we're depending on chocolate
cake a strong coffee
to help the words
trying to free them
in a stranger's attempt
to befriend a stray dog
thick hair of a husky
an old dog and slow
but his tail is up
someone paddles
a kayak suspended
on river and estuary's merging
blue the cafe man's shirt
and palm trees sway
as he moves among the tables
he puts out fresh flowers
setting off the scent
of frangipani
i'm on an island beach
my man in a lava lava
we watch them bring in the fish
in my nostrils
the scent of 'Opium'
from a woman in beige
Previously published in Takahe 52 2004
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