Abandoned machinery
\nand memory
\nmark this stretch
\nof beach cliff
\nunsafe. Hillsides
\nwave still
\nwith mustard plants,
\nyellow-yellow-green.
\nNo young
\nmustard leaves
\nfor us
\nfor thirty years
\nat least.
\nRefinery employees
\nfor decades
\nwatched migrating whales
\nfrom this same spot,
\nlet hydrocarbons leach
\ninto the paths we walk.
\nOnly the roots of weeds now
\nmake amends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Abandoned machinery and memory mark this stretch of beach cliff unsafe. Hillsides wave still with mustard plants, yellow-yellow-green. No young mustard leaves for us for thirty years at least. Refinery employees for decades watched migrating whales from this same spot, let hydrocarbons leach into the paths we walk. Only the roots of weeds now make … Continue reading Only the Roots of Weeds<\/span>