Do Not Betray Me

      Man created dikes, canals and bridges to conquer the ocean.

      But from these cardboard boxes, the puppy splashed and

tumbled out.

      He tossed golden sail boats, gobbled beach sand, then spit it up again on cliffs and rocks.

      For old slippers he nibbled at tree roots and docks,

crunching wood, devouring stones.

      Man cooked electricity and machines and tossed the

leftovers into the waters.  Fish floated belly-up.  The

dancing waters stumbled.  The phosphorescent glow turned

dull.  The elfin magic ended.  The puppy died.

      Dog is man’s best friend.  Why does man kill his friends?

Ceramic Dutch shoe
Dutch shoe from the land of dikes
4 gals looking at the ocean
The 3 gals with a friend looking at the ocean.