“Outside of the Garage” © DL Polonsky

 

Transition Relationship

We’re sunning ourselves pink
as they bob on an emerald wave.

How would I know they are running
through a checklist of risks, sidetracked

as I am by rogue joy, by sheer beauty
next to me, as I look to move myself

from grief’s shadow. I admit, there’s
a phrase for it: transition relationship.

This half-committed muddling ritual,
the painful peel after the burn.

 

Richard L. Matta grew up in New York’s rustic Hudson Valley, moved around the country as a forensic scientist, and landed in San Diego. He’s frequently on or near the water, usually with his golden-doodle dog. He’s been published in many international haiku journals, and his long-form poems are in such places as Dewdrop, Healing Muse, New Verse News, and San Pedro River Review.

DL Polonsky is a Boston area artist, writer, and filmmaker. His caricatures have appeared in The Boston Herald and His written work includes the children’s book The Letter Bandits from T.B.W. Books.