AT A SEASIDE CAFÉ, I WATCH
Poseidon dance—
for a frightening god,
he’s light
on his feet, a Gene Kelly
of foam. Seaweed wraps
around his ankles, forms
two anklets, his cloud
jacket flapping.
Kenneth Pobo is the author of twenty-one chapbooks and nine full-length collections. Recent books include Bend of Quiet (Blue Light Press), Loplop in a Red City (Circling Rivers), and Uneven Steven (Assure Press). Opening is forthcoming from Rectos Y Versos Editions. Lavender Fire, Lavender Rose is forthcoming from Brick/House Books.