The Great Blue is
a stripe of water
above water—Ponding—
Crisscross of raincolor minnows
at the Great Blue’s feet—
Pattern of revolution—Fabric—
Until the Great Blue lifts—
Coarse through coarse—
Beside the plate girder bridge—
Dan
Gutstein is the author of two collections, non/fiction (stories) and
Bloodcoal & Honey (poems), and his writing has appeared in 75 journals
and anthologies. He lives in D.C., works a day job in Baltimore, and teaches
night courses in the D.C. area. He blogs at dangutstein.blogspot.com.