Rob Schackne #726 - "Over the other shore" (for Nick Coleman)

                                         
                                for Nick Coleman

      Over the other shore
      blares horns and drums
      conventional conversation
      about the one and the many
      how overcast it is today
      the eggs benedict bless us
      coffee boosts the mind
      the day has started my rain
      of the nameless elements
      of misstated karma

      kangaroos racing down the track
      when all we forget is
      who paid what last
      the smile of the girl at the counter