​A Day at Perkins Cove by Ed Krizek

Sunlit ocean waves break
on seaweed covered granite.
Sea birds dive in surf foam for a meal.
Cars bring weekenders.
Good companions bring joy
They trudge unimpaired
strolling alongside shore.
I can no longer walk far 
(the price of inactivity and years).
Still, I am older 
than my father ever got to be.
What day is like this in all of history?!
The sun’s yellow ball 
burns in the blue sky.
I cannot think of the words.
Instead I make notes 
hoping to remember later 
how to convey my elation.
I have lived through psychosis 
and thoughts of  suicide, 
lived to see a day like this.
I want to remember the smell of its sunshine
as I pass through bleak days ahead.
I want to show you its fervid energy
with words,
but my hand lies limp as I sit 
at a bar and drink my Virgin Mary.


Ed Krizek holds a BA and MS from University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA and MPH from Columbia University.  For over thirty years Ed has been studying and writing poetry.  He is the author of six books of poetry:  Threshold, Longwood Poems, What Lies Ahead, Swimming With Words, The Pure Land, and This Will Pass All are available on Amazon.com.  Ed writes for the reader who is not necessarily an initiate into the poetry community.  He likes to connect with his readers on a personal level.