High Tide
Washed ashore
by heaving sea
and high tide
onto fine white sand
a struggle
unseen through
entangling vines
and green-filtered sun
sounds only
of crashing waves
onto beach and rocks
unable to move
from drying sun
and
awareness
of extinction
with receding water
Joel Holmberg, former resident of Martha’s Vineyard for 26 years as a ceramist and active in many other endeavors, has turned his attention to poetry, short stories and monologues while living between Italy and Finland for 17 years.