The sea is gone

The sea is gone

disappeared or

lifted in cosmic

evaporation

reversing Noah

in a bleeding moment

it was there

it is not now

in its place the city

the waves of the city

crash upon the shore

in high tide

the sea has ebbed

the city has flowed

the seagull returns

to the ark, no fish,

the ark beached

upon what looks

like Michigan Avenue

or Fifth Avenue

or The Strand

or the Champs Elysees

the sea is gone

Photograph by Petr Kratochvil via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.