LST 666 lay offshore gently rocking
port to starboard on incoming waves
perhaps an abandoned merchant ship
that carried cargo and contraband
from Shanghai to Yokohama
before Vietnam flared up
perhaps that was the rumble of artllery
one heard in the distance
coal black sand glittering
in hazy sunlight
dark shrubs
twisted trees
and a rocky road
The shore of Acheron?
Michael Pruchnicki
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/acheron-on-the-beach/
