An Inspirational Quote

“Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.”
― Leonard Cohen

The Mer Cave

Clam shells lay shattered and barnacle dust scattered

across the hard sand of the bank

and beneath the mess

lies a softness in dress

velvet anemones and

crab legs’ veneer

orange sea star slime

and algae vines.

Two eyes align

and out of the cave crawls

something otherworldly and divine.