Galveston Bay Shrimp Boats   2 comments

Galveston Bay Shrimp Boats — Image by kenne

on the island of if,
the shrimpboat captain 
dreams of geckos
climbing up cave walls,
catching them & setting them free.

when he wakes up in the middle of the night,
& stares out into a sea of dwarf foxes on the dock,
their eyes glowing from the light of his lantern,
he climbs back into his bunk and asks himself,
how to build a stronger memory?
he closes his eyes & sees
red algae 
becoming sea sponges 
becoming neptune grass 
becoming brains of corral.

— from The Shrimpboat Captain by Alex Gregor

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  1. beautiful site from every point of view, congratulations!!!

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