Donations are essential to keep Write Out Loud going    

A TIDAL RELATIONSHIP

entry picture

A TIDAL RELATIONSHIP

Ours was a tidal relationship,

It ebbed and flowed

Over hidden shipwrecks,

Sometimes calm,

Sometimes smashing defences,

Opening cuts on beaches

Then healing them

With the soothing sand

That fills each wound.

 

Ours was an unsteady relationship,

Seaweed covered driftwood

Slid beneath our feet

As we slipped and stumbled

Over the flotsam and jetsam

Of unknown fishermen

Sailing somewhere in the bay,

Snagging their nets on our rocks,

Casting empty bottles overboard.

 

Ours was a distant relationship,

Salty eyes forever fixed

On faraway horizons

Or some mythical island;

In the end we longed for a great wave

To appear unexpectedly

And sweep us both away,

To dwell forever with shellfish

And leaping dolphins.

 

Published in Hiding in Shadows by David Subacchi. Cestrian Press.2014.

Welsh Poets.David Subacchipoetrysea

◄ BANER GLYNDWR

ILLUSION ►

Comments

Profile image

jennifer Malden

Sat 30th Jun 2018 15:38

Lovely poem - very appropriate metaphor which as Hazel says works all the way through. Jennifer

Profile image

Hazel ettridge

Fri 29th Jun 2018 22:37

Really enjoyed reading this, David. A metaphor that worked all the way through without being forced at any point.

Profile image

David Subacchi

Fri 29th Jun 2018 21:04

You can find more of my poetry including performance videos here in Write Out Loud and on line, simply by searching on SUBACCHI POET.

If you wish to post a comment you must login.

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Find out more Hide this message