Saturday, April 4, 2009


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naked in the sand 



on a beach 
one man's instinct 
is to build sandcastles

a passing beachcomber's 
impulse is to kick down 
the towers. 

why this disconnect 
between instinct to create 
and impulse to destroy? 

rain, waves, and tides 
will make both endeavors 
irrelevant; 

will leave both men 
naked in the sand. 


Poem (c)2007 by R. Burnett Baker 
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