St. Elmo’s Fire, now obscure
80’s movie, song, stuck in my head
I imagine myself ninety two
like my grandmother once was
humming lyrics, words
Bye Bye Blackbird
in a room full of people
with blank faces
Judd Nelson long forgotten
Walking to the Potomac River
that trickling water
goes somewhere, pushes
between smooth stones
decaying leaves
undulating stream
funnels through
all things but sun
that gravity exists
in memory moments
summer creek, wet feet
balancing on wobbly islands
holding boyhood time
until runnel becomes river
rushes away
Fort Stewart Memorial
This was published back in 2007.
“Near Drowning” Published
BIG thanks to the Creative Writing Department at New Jersey City University for publishing this non-fiction piece.
With Humanitarian, Erin Schrode
More about Erin Schrode here: https://www.erinschrode.com/
With Former San Francisco Supervisor, Jane Kim
More about Jane Kim here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Kim
With Author and KQED Radio Host, Michael Krasny
Lunch with Dr. Sylvia Earle
Dr. Sylvia Earle (Marine Biologist) is in the front row. I’m standing next to Kim Chambers, the open water distance swimmer.
To learn more about Dr. Sylvia Earle and Kim Chambers, please visit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Earle
Happy Holidays
Wedding with Sarah Paulson
Slowly adding photos to my blog. With Sarah Paulson at a wedding back east in 2006.
Daniel W. Polk 