December 7th
Back to your body of water collection
228/365
228/365
x̌ʷə́lč THE WATER WE KNOW
Seasonal pinnipeds
we hitch toward the familiarity
of the sound
collecting things:
sanded glass, bone homes
walk barefoot over
broken shells and limpets
the sting of flotsam
in each summer step
a cold irony,
jumping in and then out
Surrounded by water we don’t swim here.
x̌ʷə́lč THE WATER WE KNOW
Seasonal pinnipeds
we hitch toward the familiarity
of the sound
collecting things:
sanded glass, bone homes
walk barefoot over
broken shells and limpets
the sting of flotsam
in each summer step
a cold irony,
jumping in and then out
Surrounded by water we don’t swim here.
Catherine Reynolds 46, Seattle
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