20.6.07
Walking Across the Atlantic
Billy Collins
I wait for the holiday crowd to clear the beach before stepping on to the first wave. Soon I am walking across the Atlantic thinking about Spain, checking for whales and waterspouts. I feel the water holding up my shifting weight. Tonight I will sleep on its rocky surface. But for now I try to imagine what this must look like to the fish below, the bottoms of my feet appearing, disappearing.
