[net.poems] BEACHED

mhb@mtx5a.UUCP (q) (05/31/86)

Up from the depths of his velvet enclosure
from the winding caverns of subterranean slumber
upwards slowly through the cushioned darkness
through the timeless twilight of soft shades and shadows
he is drawn towards a shimmering lightness above him.

Breaking the surface into the blinding white light
slapped by the frozen sea-wind
amid the thunder of a thousand crashing waves
he is cast ashore with the seaweed and jellyfish
to lie naked and panting on the wet sand.