Perfect darkness surrounding 'Secret' on our return.
Eyes focussed on red and green buoys
marking the channel to follow, guiding us
to safe harbour.
From my peripheral vision, I see
a birthday cake, moving silently and slowly through
the water, base of yellow light, white above
and three vertical lights standing proud with
an orangey glow, like a candle on top.
Could I wonder, there be a mermaid party
or maybe a merman's coming of age?
Wait! No, I see it now, my birthday cake
is but a tug, pushing or pulling a barge.
Crushed my imagination? – never!
To me they will remain forever
Chesapeake birthday cakes.
Baltimore 2009
Jean Isherwood Farley
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