Poetry of Issue #8        Page 21

corona: 5.28.20: 9:09 pm (c)

the pier cloudy
& uncrowded, spot
francisco the fisherman--

francisco, on one of my first walks,
only 3 of us in april chill, advises
get out of the rain

and when i ask him how are the fish says:
they're taking the day off

today, his beard shaved,
as i take his photo asks
what for, i say, i'm a poet
& use the photos w/
my poems--oh he says,
there is nothing like
the euphoria of making
something
that didn't exist
before

and having it meet
the picture you have in your mind

he tells me he's an inventor
of a gadget to slice garlic real
thin a fishing pole that moves
by the wind and adds i design
and make kites you can find me online:
frank rodriguez the kite man
of central park

thurs, 5.28.20: 9:17 pm--mon, 7.6.20: 3:55 pm