A Merman ponders Katrina

Dedicated to New Orleans, 2005, Katrina (aka CAT IN A)

NEPTUNES RECLAIMATION

A dark liquid sky smashes particles of prizmatic sands
as Neptune reclaims the domain it once preserved;
Severed fingers in the dike fail
bringing a watery grave to those that remain.

Cat In a tree stuck in a tangled branch of a limb
stands near the bridge where Grandma escapes
with her little lives and new futures in tow.

The mermaids of Neptune watch from afar
ready to find the survivors with weary souls
offering inspirations, light yet undiscovered.
Blue martinis wait; ready to shed their glow.

A footprint of Neptune leaves a new shade of water
casting new shadows;
at new angles;
crossing the threshold of singularity
to Inspiration.