The Beach at the Back of the Ocean
beach folds me into rock
breathes me into tideline
air sails me on wingbeat
grounds me into shell-sand
I am a flurry, a twist
a tumble of hither-thither
Iona caught me in her net
tossed me in her flow
Rachael Clyne
Rachael Clyne – from Glastonbury, is published in journals including: Rialto, Under the Radar, Shearsman, Lighthouse, Interpreters House, Prole. Her prizewinning collection about our relationship with nature, is Singing at the Bone Tree (Indigo Dreams). Her pamphlet Girl Golem, (4Word Press) is about her migrant heritage and sense of being ‘other’. You can read more here ~ http://rachaelclyne.com/?cat=7
Photo credit ~ @farbensammier at http://www.unsplash.com
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