Poetry in the Time of a Dictator

the thing is observed

the thing being

a moment

a view

a tree

a pier

an island

ocean

wave

the one thing

the many things

the one thing, again

now, an artist might be grinning

or grimacing or drunk

a poet might be lost or losing

a friend might be alone

a pain might subside

a moment
a view

a tree

a pier

an island

ocean

wave

the picture is a vacation

***