-salt of life-

1.

the seabed's jeweled  

in silent emerald

and armor-clad, the seahorse

holds-fast to its crazy biology.

the strange sea cucumber

readies itself at the table

as the armed anemone animates

hypnotically for its harvest.

2.

inside the city's tenement

no one questions the racket; it runs

blood-rich through the hallways

pulsating at the hands and from the mouths

of its occupants.

3.

water is heard running

in two rooms reserved for running water,

kitchen aromas drape

the atmosphere fold on fold

and dishrags sweep across the oilcloths

sometimes to closure,
sometimes in preparation.

Quequechan