In too close
Too close to see the distance
Too close to appreciate the longer view
Decades; years and months
That are only captured in the briefest
Of photographic & postcard moments
Places whose constant presence
Occasion only a fleeting glance
Of family, friends and lovers
The seven waves
Wash only once over our shores
As if in a time-lapse periodic table
Thoughts, ideas and dreams
Float without fulfillment
As the stars in tonight’s milky way