-Once William and Anne-

Approaching the corner

He’ll jump from the tailgate

Of the ice-man’s truck.

Watching him from the corner

She’ll wait for his approach

And with their friends will decide

Which beach to go to.

Sunshine, hot and humid today.

Yolanda’s parents have a summer cottage

On Reeds Road Lake in Westport,

A fresh-water lake

Whose standing water is red-tinctured
With algae bloom.

There’s a scare of tuberculosis.

Ray has a car.

So does Charlie.

Two cars, six kids in each

And with their friends

From the corner at the park and the gas station,

The corner bequeathed to me,

They set-out for fun at Yolanda's cottage
On Reeds Road Lake.

There’s a high probability that it happened this way,
Long before their teenage kids and their friends
Would themselves drive to the beach,— Musical Beach,
Reeds Road Beach, whose water's red-colored
With algae bloom.

Across the lake where Yolanda’s
Summer cottage stood,— a space now populated
In the overgrowth of tangled briers, wild-rooted shrubs
And stiff-backed weeds, can be seen against the lip
Of standing water.