Not new
but new to you
your first Nikon
my father gifted
when he saw
your countless
flowers
it was six years old
but it was like
a wrecking ball
concrete blocks
and mason's tools
tied up in an
ethereal sky blue
ribbon
which sparked
your desire for art
and commerce
coupled with my need
to find again
the line and verse
adrift
in the harbor fog
and record it
for posterity
that ultimately
leveled and rebuilt
reclaiming
in what felt like
three days
a beautiful thing
that will
and should never
cease and desist
Whit Howland © 2019
Jul 11, 2019
Jul 11, 2019 at 9:13 PM UTC
Not new
but new to you
your first Nikon
my father gifted
when he saw
your countless
flowers
it was six years old
but it was like
a wrecking ball
concrete blocks
and mason's tools
tied up in an
ethereal sky blue
ribbon
which sparked
your desire for art
and commerce
coupled with my need
to find again
the line and verse
adrift
in the harbor fog
and record it
for posterity
that ultimately
leveled and rebuilt
reclaiming
in what felt like
three days
a beautiful thing
that will
and should never
cease and desist
Whit Howland © 2019
