Charles Waters - Watery Blue Ceiling

[Greg Pincus]

WATERY BLUE CEILING

My grandfather with his almond colored

 belly protruding out from his burnt orange

swimming trunks stands on the diving board.

Our family is gathered around like baby calves

as we cheer him on chanting, “Go Pop Go!”

He cannonballs into the pool.

I’ve never seen do anything remotely athletic before.

As he emerges from the watery blue ceiling we cheer

his smile – wider than the Amazon.

- Charles Waters, all rights reserved

It's a thrill for me to have Charles Waters back here at 30 Poets/30 Days. He's not only a powerful writer (and lovely guy), but he's also a top notch performer, and I cannot urge you strongly enough to go to his YouTube channel where he has 140 (!!!!) of his poems available for your viewing pleasure. 

And you should check out his books (both co-authored with Irene Latham): Can I Touch Your Hair and Dictionary for a Better World! You'll be glad you did.

Greg

http://gottabook.blogspot.com

gottabook at hotmail dot com