one manatee, reaching to introduce herself to Kiki’s foot.
then there were four…
frolicking in Indian Creek, by our house…
friendly and oddly pre-historic…
s l o w but equally interested in us…
the girls said “it was the best Earth Day thing that could have happened today.”
I noticed a plastic Publix bag drifting under water nearby and I prayed they wouldn’t mistake it for a large jelly fish and try to eat it…
Then a huge yacht came by, as they swam away and again I was aware how it easy it would be to hurt them, so laid back and cool, such a contrast against the speeding boat filled with tan girls in tiny bikinis, men with rippled chests, disco music blaring…
if I wanna make a change then every day is earth day… and the Gordon girls give thanks for the manatee…