that kind of day

its been that kind of day...

sun hitting hard the boardwalk and sand
on brighton beach today
blue blue sky
sail boats near the shore
huge ships on the horizon
hundreds of people doing
what people do at the beach
on a glorious day

when a young man with a
blackened eye and
swollen cheek
asked me in russian for 50 cents
i said no
but i would share what i had with him
if he wanted
some fish and potato and beet salad that i had left over from my lunch
i apologized that i didnt have a fork to give him
he said it was ok
and than he was sorry and
i was sorry too
for
the handsome young man with
blackend eye and swollen face
would have enjoyed the
cottage cheese and apricot filled ponchiki
which i had forgotten
ha
some things take you unawares
coming and going so quickly

its been that kind of day