PAUL HERTELENDY

MEDITATION ON TRANQUILITY

Good enough to bite, The orange sun has slid below the hills Just like a coin dropped gently in the pocket. Graying light fades on my city In an eerie weekend stillness Under cotton clouds And over tranquil bay Where, now and then, a sea-lion’s head pops up, As if admiring views, While night awaits around the corner Till the lighthouse lamp has signaled That the coast is clear. ---9/15/07

©2007 by Paul Hertelendy. The illustration is from IMSI's Master Clips Collection, 1895 Francisco Blvd. E., San Rafael, CA, 94901-5506, USA
This poem first posted Oct. 1, 2007.

Paul Hertelendy is critic and webmaster for the arts-review web site www.artssf.com, and is also the Piedmont (CA) Centennial poet laureate. To visit his website, click here: PAUL

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