Saul Bennett
32
We remain together
Though on a vessel now,
In a shallow waterway, a tributary,
Berthed eternally at mocha dusk. It warms so
Knowing
She's a deck below,
Biding, grooming, imagined
Unafraid.
When she ventures up
And starboard toward us,
We shall assure the world, corresponding
Flags aloft, our child has not died.