Elmer Sands

Vastness of sky
I float, a star on the shallow bay
Evening spreads; a deepening bruise
Nothing hurts for now
Tomorrow? Do not think of morning
Of waking

Darkness incoherent, bright follicles
Emergence of colours
Lights. There, the red of Mars!

Eventually this fades
Sea changes; follows the wind. I rise
Tomorrow will come, for better or worse
Even for us, my love

~

n.b. This provoked by the prompt from NaPoWriMo 2022: I have however, produced an acrostic from the first line of 'Crucijada' by Federico García Lorca.

CLP  06/04/2022 

5 Comments

1. kim881 says:

   6th April 2022 at 10:52

   Oh, this is a gorgeous capture of a British beach and a poignant glimpse at a relationship. I love how you began with ‘Vastness of sky’, something we have here in Norfolk too. I also love the juxtaposition of ”a deepening bruise’ and ‘Nothing hurts for now’.

2. harmonykentonline says:

   6th April 2022 at 13:14

   Brilliantly done, Chris. Love this 💕🙂

   1. Christopher Perry says:

      6th April 2022 at 14:02

      Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it 🙏

3. Smitha V says:

   7th April 2022 at 10:40

   Beautiful imagery – the scene unfolded before my eyes.
   ‘Darkness incoherent, bright follicles
   Emergence of colours
   Lights. There, the red of Mars!’

   1. Christopher Perry says:

      7th April 2022 at 14:14

      So pleased you could see it! Thank you for saying so 🙏

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