South Maine the white beaches of Ogunquit where the tide shrinks the shoreline where the mud is made new Lucy corkscrews her toes digging deeper and deeper What are you doing sweetheart though she's my niece I pretend she's my daughter I want to hit bottom so I can climb to the top though she's four she's wiser than me squawking seagulls float above an orange glow seeps off the edge of the clouds as they hustle west Josh Yes Is the ocean forever Of course I say as a wave washes her feet clean *I wish we were oceans