Local Talk, Wiscasset

Tide’s out.
Seagull took m’clam.
Maine Coast Special’s
blowin’ its horn.
Hulk of the Hesper’s
finally gone.
Usual traffic jam over
the Sheepscot Bridge.
Line for Red’s Eat’s
blockin’ the street.
Long wait
for a blueberry shake.

Estha Weiner
“Local Talk, Wiscasset” appeared in Puckerbrush Review Winter/Spring, 2008.