As the sea’s current of green and blue
Hastens to the shore in foamy luminescence
Sages scrutinize the errors of careless time
Being washed brusquely upon the beach
Rivulets of briny white foam and brown kelp
Motionless strands of forgotten hopes
Lie in the scorching yellow sand like the
Gnarled limbs of wooden warriors
Quickly the unpredictable current retreats and
The beautiful mislaid remembrances disappear
Into the ebony depths of misplaced sobs and
The sea’s current surges to a raucous roar
If only sages could stay the incoming current
Then thoughts buried in the deep would appear
Lost reminiscences could then quietly unfold and
Joyful meanings would be assured forever
Unhappiness would recede for a time and
The sea’s fickle current would paint images
Of serenity upon the shell laden shore and
All hearts would be filled with love
By James G. Piatt
James G. Piatt earned his B.S. and M.A. from California State Polytechnic University, and his doctorate from Brigham Young University. He was an electronic engineer, a high school science teacher, a principal of a high school for at-risk students, and a junior college Dean. He taught philosophy, psychology, and engineering mathematics at Allan Hancock College and was professor of education at California State Polytechnic University, and Chapman University, VAFB.
Two of his relatives, John James Piatt and Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt, were prolific poets who wrote in the mid and late 1800s. Their poems have influenced his poetry.
James was the featured poet in Word Catalyst Magazine in 2009, and Contemporary American Voices in 2010. Long Story Short selected one of his poems for the poem of the month in 2011, and Phati’tude Literary Magazine’s Spring 2011 issue will have an interview of him. He has had over 125 poems, eighteen short stories and seven non-fiction essays published.
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