I will not write about him today
There is river after all & sky
Of his loss, there is nothing more to say
At the estuary’s mouth, a shielded bay
Where swallows slip when the rocks are dry
No, I will not write about him today
The sand kin to stone, at its softest, clay
Waves now a scrape, then a shush & a sigh
You see, of his loss, nothing more left to...
Catherine Owen is the author of sixteen collections of poetry and prose, including Moving to Delilah.