winged ants line the shore
fallen from the sky
spent from their attempts
the ocean rolls them
easily as men
heedless of death
each drop
teeming with life

some struggle still
wings bedraggled
purpose fulfilled
as men watch
each other walk
back and forth to forget
they too will become
too tired to fly

               

ant
JONES BEACH, LONG ISLAND
July 1996


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