land things

they wave from the boats.
they feel the need
to throw up their arms,
their hands
and smile to those on shore,
shout greetings you
can't hear. maybe ahoy,
or something like
that. it's what people
do when sailing
on the river, or bay
in their shiny crafts,
they are cheerfully
at ease, holding drinks,
lying on their sides
in the sun, wearing sailor
caps and boat shoes.
bikinis.
a stripe of white
across their noses.
sometimes you wave back.
sometimes you don't,
you keep walking,
thinking of land things.