grandpa's pictures

jim(whom Naval officers
never saw peacefully
peeling potatoes in the galley,
the gully of the monster Nimitz, with
thick, black frames around his eyes,

his pant-legs rolled up,

with unseen enjoyment),
who has become quite skilled at feeding others
fancily, especially squash,
(and who spent much time
arranging rugs: birds, panda bears, polygons, puffs and curls,
with thick, black frames resting on his ears,

his pant-legs rolled up),

in a fancily arranged banquet,
feeds the barnacles under-coffin --
(his ship docked in Norfollk for the last time),
with thick, black circles under his eyes.