Monday 15 May 2023

Born of water - 3











Born of water,
I felt solid ground crumble 
into tomorrow’s stone; 

sea and tide pushed against my home, 
hissing with sediment; 

but the whispering in my blood reminded me 
that the pulse flows from heart to fingertip 
and returns - like the river I began in.
© BH, 2023

We are mostly water and, truth to tell, carry the primeval oceans in our cells. This is the third part of a longer, three-part poem, Born of water.

The three, as if you couldn't guess, are: Born of water -1 -  Born of water -2 - Born of water - 3

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