Two at the Dog Beach
At the evening beach
(formerly known as the dog beach)
two black-suited snorkelers thrash about
in the dog pool
before finning off into deeper water
No dogs are in the pool today
although two frolic in the shallows
leap from rock to rock
It’s as if someone changed the rules
(there never were signs)
Two children and their dad
scan the rock pools
squealing as they search
for crabs
they are too scared to pick up
Two people sit and watch the sun set
as their old dog sniffs at seaweed and pauses
as if remembering
the dog pool of other years
and how she wild she used to be
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