The ocean chases the horizon
fading to darkest grey,
a white crest waves farewell.
Flattened rocks beneath dark seaweed cloths mourn the sea that went away.
Left behind, an image of the sky and tree prints made in sand.
beached by the wind sailors left to die with lost feathers, clawing to life with broken crabs.
Ciaran Burke
Magheramore Beach 27th August 2017 Fathers carry the burdens, passing farmyard and fields. As their children race to the golden crescent of […]
Meeogahane Pier 24th August 2017 The Currachs rest, sleeping seaweed wears the oceanic gloss. Salt water teases, each wave, a lick, a […]
Kelly’s Bay 15th August 2017 A coffee stop, a place to sit and sip, hidden beneath the wall beyond the bay road; […]
Silver Strand 31st October 2017 A strand of silver at the edge of Samhain’s sky The scattering sands, cowering seaweeds, wearing […]
