(Breakup previously appeared in Yellow Medicine Review, Winter 2023)
Beach insects awaken,
though slow going.
Tiny ice dams still frozen,
clinging to the ocean-turned smooth stones,
which gave them support
in the darkest, coldest
months.
Forests come alive again
after a deep winter slumber;
Trickling snow melt scampers
between boulders
eager to meet water brethren.
Ocean waves lapping
at the coast,
and across it all
are the songs of ancestors
long forgotten
and recently grieved.
As I set on the shore,
a boat unanchored.
Beach insects awaken,
though slow going.
Tiny ice dams still frozen,
clinging to the ocean-turned smooth stones,
which gave them support
in the darkest, coldest
months.
Forests come alive again
after a deep winter slumber;
Trickling snow melt scampers
between boulders
eager to meet water brethren.
Ocean waves lapping
at the coast,
and across it all
are the songs of ancestors
long forgotten
and recently grieved.
As I set on the shore,
a boat unanchored.
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