Kaikoura Coast Post-Quake

Guttural rumblings
splinters day.
Splicing time. After
and before a
pause.
Mountain slabs tumble
tug of war
with rising sea
floors
belching out
chalking rocks, exposed
in blistering sun.
Bathing seals
straddle boulders
strewn upon a shore
that wasn’t a shore
before.
Old junctures
cracked and split
cling
and still embrace
the mountain scarred.
Papier-mâché band aids
heal fractured roads,
the cars choke
the broken link.