1. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />the thing i love <br />most about <br />driving in new <br />jersey <br />are the conditions <br />of the roads <br /> <br />the thing i hate <br />most about <br />driving in new jersey <br />are the drivers <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />old blue <br />houses <br />leaning into <br />each other <br />like retired <br />neighbors <br />sharing <br />meaningless gossip <br />across <br />worn fences <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />seaglass chimes <br />and driftwood <br />gardens <br />blossom for <br />a summer <br />then sleep <br />with the coming <br />of october fires <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />3. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />white feather <br />flashes <br />across wet <br />erosions <br />mirroring <br />boats <br />sailing shadowless <br />across atlantic <br />currents <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />the kids have <br />never seen <br />the ocean before <br />and it received <br />mixed reviews <br />the oldest <br />thought herself <br />a mermaid <br />while the youngest <br />prefers a pool <br /> <br />still <br />they smiled <br />like holidays <br />having never <br />seen the ocean <br />before <br />and it occurs <br />to me <br />that i have never <br />seen it like this <br />either <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />5. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />there is nothing <br />like seeing your children <br />discover new joys <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />it is something <br />that i can't put <br />into words or other <br />absolutes or abstractions <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />other than it <br />makes you remember <br />what you are here for <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />but i still think <br />new jersey drivers <br />still suck<br /><br />alexandre arnau<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/seaside-park-nj-five-fragments/
