Red Sky at Morning

 

The Coast Guard claims

dangerous waters off the

coastlands of Northern

California

 

The Guard is right, of

course—and will that alter

our decisions for safety

sake

 

Well, I can hope so

 

But it seems to me that

warnings of danger mean

a challenge, a contest

to some,

 

even an extraordinary

holiday from which some

shall not return after

 

A last holiday—for some,

not me, too appealing