a tangleweave of terraced roots
run down to greet this Mystic beach
its name a false cognate for 'big tidal river'
its sediment settling for thousands of years
beneath a calm exterior; I grew up near
a tidal Big River with different trees
different sands (less arsenic)
different thoughts near the surface
different feelings layered deep
different brightenings from the tops of waves
but the same beaming sun, I hope.
for Esther Jang