Here on Maui<\/p>\n
we poets have a tradition<\/p>\n
of beaching our poetry.<\/p>\n
We shlub our chairs<\/p>\n
across the sand<\/p>\n
Wood, backpacks, jackets<\/p>\n
Bags, a table, pens and notebooks, dinner, snacks<\/p>\n
Booze, Water-bottles.<\/p>\n
We make a circle around<\/p>\n
Where the campfire will go<\/p>\n
We write some poems<\/p>\n
We make up challenges on the fly<\/p>\n
We eat a cheap meal<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The sun sets, we take pictures<\/p>\n
Sometimes a whale or two will jump<\/p>\n
Turtles peak out of the water<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We build that fire<\/p>\n
it takes two control freaks and a boy scout.<\/p>\n
We pull out our lanterns and book lights,<\/p>\n
pocket flashlights and headlamps.<\/p>\n
The poems continue.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We share our products<\/p>\n
our readings are almost drowned<\/p>\n
by the ocean,<\/p>\n
the wind and the campers.<\/p>\n
We swat the bugs.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Someone starts playing music.<\/p>\n
a song we have heard a million times.<\/p>\n
Fishermen walk by<\/p>\n
they wave their poles hello, like wands<\/p>\n
We munch and churn<\/p>\n
The wind picks up<\/p>\n
then dies down<\/p>\n
The sand blows as does the smoke<\/p>\n
An ember takes flight, diving into the water.<\/p>\n
Airplanes fly overhead.<\/p>\n
We write and think.<\/p>\n
We tell stories of poets<\/p>\n
who have gone before.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
As exhaustion overwhelms us,<\/p>\n
We douse the fire,<\/p>\n
collect the garbage.<\/p>\n
We schlep the stuff back to our cars<\/p>\n
always parked too far away.<\/p>\n
We hug goodby<\/p>\n
and drive back home<\/p>\n
Bringing the beach in our shoes<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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