Goddess of the Boardwalk

 

Bronze-skinned  goddess less than five feet tall

Black winter jacket came combing  trash cans of

Pacific Beach for the treasures of old bottles

She so beautiful I could only

Follow her down the boardwalk

English: Pacific Beach in San Diego, California (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Checked my wallet and found a five

Approached carefully so as not to startle

Said, “here, have some dinner on me.”

Not sure if she would understand English

I added, “ God Bless You,” turning my pittance

Into a gift of light. “you too,” she replied

“One dollar?” she asked. “Five,” I said.

“Oh ,burrito, maybe taco,” she said.

A citizen of San Diego, California unable to

Decipher numbers she shone with divinity  the ocean her backdrop

“Thank-you, thank-you. “ I was silent standing so close

To this power woman of divine strength and beauty

In my heart I thanked her for the gorgeousness

Of her presence come here to carry me back

Farther than my indigenous roots to the source of creation

To the astounding truth that we are all made of God.