#rescuers
a tide of much strength
wrenched the struggling surfer
under its briny churn
shoreline rescuers
hauled this stilled person
onto golden sands
whereby commenced
a resuscitation act
to fill starved lungs
with stocks of oxygen
reinstated by life guards
salvation granted
Oct 16, 2016
Oct 16, 2016 at 10:17 PM UTC
Lawrence Hall
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https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com
When the Rescuers Stood Down
Surfside, Florida
As the rescuers stood down last night they left
Their prayers, their desperate hopes, their bitter tears
Upon those troubled rocks where they poured out love
They poured themselves, and they are empty now
What’s left must soon come down:
Concrete and steel, toys and dolls, Mama’s pictures
Letters from friends, ‘phones that won’t ring anymore
Eyeglasses, fountain pens, lesson plans, books
Spare change, unfinished poems, unfinished lives
The rescuers will return, and try again
Because their hearts are in that wreckage still
Jul 4, 2021
Jul 4, 2021 at 8:36 AM UTC