at the beach

the children playing 
with the ittypostethorous, 
the slimy green ittypostethorous, 
the fiercely roaring ittypostethorus,
laughed outrageously
as it chased them into the sea cave
and out the other side 

splashing loudly and clumsily behind them
into seventeen different tide pools 
it suddenly melted then drifted 
down upon them 
as warm green rain

while all the mothers 
gathering up the beach towels 
never
saw a thing

  pb 2009