I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE

by Joanna Gilman Hyde

The Hawk Portico 5:50pm

I have fallen in love

with the spirit of the sea

encroaching as it does

upon the scrub spruce out front

and behind —

I’ll take them any day —

they house the birds

I thrive upon

they become enmeshed

in the early morning sun

and mist — outlining each branch

as if it were a star

how I love the wild here

the unleashed surf

and even, yes even

the occasional car

or truck

traversing the pavement

of My Southern Boundary

to The Atlantic