the sun! the sun!
gusts to 40
heart flutters
a gift of beach
travel — adjust
clothes in layers
weather, footwear
terrain
miles — stretch
sleep on clay
skin
life change
splash of ions
kiss of sea
shifting crystals
head buried — dark
wing’s last flight
swings with wind
hinged above sand
making music
no longer
soaring
with blind eye
I spy
eternity
William Waterway has been a poet since youth. He was the founder of Martha’s Vineyard Magazine and Nantucket Magazine; founder of the Martha’s Vineyard Poetry Society; and has been published by various media. He has won several national poetry awards and given readings before local, regional, and international audiences.