on ventura beach: haiku chain

ventura keys bay

ventura keys bay

*

borne on a loose-tongued tide

when dolphins sang in our bay,

i swam alongside.

*

learning my english

in california, oh yeah –

i dug those endless sands

*

west of ventura keys

soaked up the lingo in waves,

loghorreic seas,

*

chilled long days drunk down

so deep, my first summer of love,

synaesthetized like

*

a child of the sun –

honey-skied strands, peacemeal love,

kool-aid cookied, fun!

*

like surf out of reach,

lyrics drift through smoke-tinged breeze

on ventura beach.

 

kool-aid cookies

kool-aid cookies

photo(2)

Comments

  1. Hollie Z says

    I too grew up in Ventura. Never swam with the dolphins, but I think you’ve caught the atmosphere very well. Where in Ventura did you live?

    • Thanks much, Hollie. I lived in Ventura Keys. It was a great place to grow up, and the dolphins were regular visitors!

Speak Your Mind

*