excerpts from Song of the Sea Bass

we sell the sea bass
we ask the sea bass
we ask to sell the sea bass

we'll see about selling the sea bass
we'll see about seeing the sea bass
we'll last as long as the sea bass
we'll ask for longer with the sea bass

we'll see the sea bass
we'll ask the sea bass
we'll sell the sea bass

...

mention the sea and in a deep bass voice
the sea bass answers, the sea bass questions

the sea bass delves into mystery
angles press the sea bass, algae

parting of the waves for the mighty fish of the salt waters
augment the sea bass, testify in the chair of the sea bass

propel or else ignite the engines
whether the waters promise a song or a failure

the sea bass comes to the rescue even if you might be lost to the deep
paralysis is only the first sign that the ocean is calling

the sea bass declares, without a promise but a solution
the sea bass paddles in its own reflection

Debussy humming on the quay as if lost in thought
people on the move make a name for themselves

hail the ugly ladder-climbers who are the first to go down
and splash salad dressing on everyone else

in the cafe along the point, staring out at the infinity of waves
a couple on holiday declares love and each eyes juice 
                                                             on their white plates