Poets Corner: High Tide

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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.