AFTERMATH
Beached rowboat collects
cauldron of snow and rain
rocked by two boys
like ocean pre-hurricane
back and forth in waves
crashing over sides
until boat tips
beyond balance releasing
tsunami over shoes and jeans.
Wrath of mother hollers
a tempest echo that ripples
across boat’s dregs,
tree limbs tremble
with fingers pointing
toward the two culprits,
silent and content
a leaf falls into the boat.