John Butler Trio Concert - November 24, 2010 (Winnipeg, MB)

last night

I saw you

swaying in your seat

feeling musical notes

tap against your back

I saw your shoulders

roll in circles

float in air

with each cycle

left

right

left

right

exposing your neck

in rhythm to each song

as the beat snaked

up and down

your skin

I saw your

eyes close

a smile tug

at the side

of your mouth

as your head

tilted from

one side

to the other

like ship

at sea

I can still hear echos

of last night's concert

I can still see you

swaying

I can still feel

the notes

sink inside me.

besides you

Ocean Pearl

I was wondering

if you wanted

to go swimming

in clear water

where the sun

glints off

each wave

I would dive

into the ocean

feeling water

clean my skin

stroking deeply

towards the bottom

Where I would

rub my fingers

along the ribbed pattern

of the ocean floor

until I found

that special pearl

I would bring it

to the surface

mindful of the current

and simmering tremors

that occur beneath

the gentle waves

And when that pearl

is exposed to the surface

I would polish it

until the last wave

has washed upon

the shore