[Critique Group 2] poem for July 25, 168 words

[Alice Massa]

*An Orchid-covered Kayak*

by Alice Jane-Marie Massa

On Wisconsin Public Radio,

I hear of the popularity,

the abundance of kayaks

on the waterways of Wisconsin.

Away from the radio waves

and the waves of Lake Michigan,

my mind drifts

to memories of Mexico,

where, in 1973,

at the Floating Gardens of Xochimilico,

I saw a kayak for the first time.

Floating languidly along side

our most touristy of boats

was a kayak covered with beautiful orchids.

Paddling the kayak

and selling the orchids to the /turistas/

was and elderly Mexican woman

with the posture of a queen.

Instead of purchasing an orchid,

I let my camera capture the moment

for a highlight of my carousel slide show

of my trip to Mexico.

Today, as usual, I tended to my front porch garden

and the garden

behind my townhouse;

but my summer recollections wandered back

to the December of more than four decades ago,

to the blanket of orchids displayed atop a kayak

at the Floating Gardens of Xochimilico.

number of words 168

July 18, 2017, Tuesday

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