Work by Sally Bliumis-Dunn

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I could tell they were father and son, the air between them, slack as though they hardly noticed one another. The father sanded the gunwales, the boy coiled the lines. And I admired them there, each to his task   in the quiet of the long familiar. The sawdust coated the father’s arms  like dusk coats grass in a field.   The boy worked next on the oarlocks polishing the brass until it gleamed as though he could harness the sun. Who cares what they were thinking, lucky in their lives that the spin of the genetic wheel   slowed twice to a stop and landed each of them here.            Copyright © 2015 by Sally Bliumis-Dunn. Used with permission of the author. About This Poem   “I saw them only for a moment, the father and son mentioned in this poem. There was a strong feeling of contentment and concentration in the air as we passed them on our kayak. I was very drawn to it and them and wanted to explore the attraction I felt.” —Sally Bliumis-Dunn   Sally Bliumis-Dunn is the author of Second Skin (Wind Publications, 2009). She teaches at Manhattanville College and lives in Armonk, New York. Poetry by Bliumis-Dunn   Second Skin (Wind Publications, 2009) "What We Set in Motion" by Geffrey Davis "What is the Grass?" by Lee Ann Brown "Still Life with Invisible Canoe" by Idra Novey Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038