soft through the waves they roll (poetry)

"I'm an ornithologist"
is my favorite lie to tell
the dawn-seeking, barefoot purists
who daily upon the dunes' edge dwell.

I hold my binoculars out -
such a Jetsonian olive branch -
they smile, nod, flit along their route
and never spy that which would make them blanch.

I am not quite a lifeguard; but I
make sure to always work the dawn patrol.
First body's sight gives me goosebumps as I
shudder to see how soft through the waves they roll.

• Bond. James Bond.
• The Flyting of Loki
• Once a Runner
• The Jetsons
• Parabol
• Baywatch
• The Body
• soft through the waves they roll

• noisy sunset