Iesha . - Alligator Pond
Orishi meta - Alligator Pond, poem and pieces of artwork and sculpture
alligator pond
Tranquil, almost unnerving calm,
anxious, code of silence
in the presence of people
unwelcome intruders
stumbling noisily
across
invisible borders
into a different world
under the gaze
of silent spectators
watching
from the safety net
of the camouflage
of rushes and bushes
from the trees and the skies
suspicious eyes
alert and curious
still they walk on
oblivious
into the distant stretch
of silver sand
bleached, by the blazing
mid-day sun
leaving their scent behind
coupled with echoes
of distant laughter
when they had gone
leaving footsteps
in the sand
careless clues to their identity
at sunset, the sea gathers herself together
and wraps her white shawl of foam
about her
and with every ebb
of every tide ,
with her waves
she finally manages ,
to erase every
trace of human existence
in an effort to restore
tranquillity