Chatham-Kent 5. The Blue Planet

The Blue Planet

I was born of blue,

of the waters of Erie fair

in the southern-most

bottom of this warm

opening of a new nation.

Born of the waters of

Matrilineage:

Mother born of the fast-

flowing St. Clair,

taking in ships and families

with her  - once old

then fresh;

slow and gentle pools

bay at its end signaling

the place to birth

and bequeath.

Grandmother born of the

Atlantic, a deep wide

sequestered expanse with

room to keep memories

afloat, or

let them sink to

the dark sands of Poseidan’s

private waters.

Where a commitment

must be steadfast

for there is

no return fare, in

this country of blue.

I was born of blue,

the colour that calms

my heart,  waves

that lull my thoughts, lovers

that wash me

on this ‘Blue Planet’.

ETs of red or green

or brown know us not-

just as Blue.