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...my second poem as self-appointed writer-in-residence at Gwithian Beach.

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Katie Treggiden
Nov 26, 2024
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Splash and glide

She came out of nowhere

It was low tide

Dived under the water of this tiny tidal pool

And then bobbed up like a cork

A barnacle-yellow gullet I’ve never noticed before

Amid the oily blac…

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