Perfect Storm | Tuesday Nov 25, 2008

The Sea Chews Things Up

by Cleopatra Mathis

When I woke, the waves had gone black,

turning over the macerated

curd of the ocean bottom, heaving its sludge

onto the beach. Some storm far out, I thought,

had ravaged the sea, stirred up its bed,

sent the whole mess flying to shore.

At my feet I found a grave of starfish,

broken and gnarled among the fleshy

snipes and heads. Every shade of death

covered the sand. It looked hopeless

in the pale day but for the birds,

a congress of gulls, terns, and the rarest plovers,

calm for once, satiated, a measure of

the one law: this sea will claim it all—

feed them, catch them, grind their complicated bones.

Galleries: Landscapes

Comments:

Oh, I've seen that movie several times. It does look like that.

Posted by sherri on November 25, 2008 at 08:42 PM PST #

it looks very small!! almost a toy boat, is it??

Posted by pedro alexandre on November 26, 2008 at 02:33 AM PST #

Very cool B&W!

Posted by beanow on November 26, 2008 at 01:49 PM PST #

Cool B&W, like the blown out areas that adds some exitment to the picture.

Posted by Ivar on November 26, 2008 at 08:55 PM PST #

The interesting photograph... Hmmm...

Posted by love2003 on November 27, 2008 at 07:00 AM PST #

so small... It looks like a toy !

Posted by Denis on November 29, 2008 at 06:48 AM PST #