The Ocean brings the ice in on tides
leaving shelves along the shore
like someone has demolished a sidewalk
and left for lunch.
It's as though She changed Her mind
about letting us walk to Portugal,
as if that had ever really been Her intent.
A few more months of cold
while we all long to be in Portugal
walking on sidewalks along the beach -
sidewalks that have not been upturned
and piled on each other
like a forgotten construction site
in New Jersey.
