dedicated to Edward Hopper
They’re drinking on a patio surrounded by a marble banister
itself surrounded by the sea. Japanese lanterns pulse light into the scene.
A man in a tux is drinking wine while looking over his companion’s shoulder
at a clown with five red stripes painted in irregular patterns down his face.
A flapper girl in heavy rouge is looking down her nose at the clown.
She is leaning back against the marble banister to flatter her silhouette,
but neither the captain nor the sailor are paying her any attention.
A cigarette hangs from the clown‘s mouth. His red hat rests on the table.
Twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Gary Lehmann’s essays, poetry and short stories are widely published – over 100 pieces per year. The Span I will Cross [Process Press, 2004]. Public Lives and Private Secrets [Foothills Publishing, 2005]. His most recent book is American Sponsored Torture [FootHills Publishing, 2007]. Visit his website at www.garylehmann.blogspot.com
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