So the dog wakes you
The neighbor's dog as well—
They were large Newfoundland warnings
Of a ship astray, men sweating in panic—
Raining with passion
Pieces of planking wading waves…
Next it was morning and sunny.
Strange, says your wife, sitting up
In the pale creases of light off water
The dog snoring like a sailor
Next to the bed. The door unlatched
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is the author of Water
We’ve published four more poems by VanderMolen: “The Confession,” “The Joke,” “After Lunch,” and “Spring and All.”
