Yes, after Adrian Mitchell

...a poem inspired by another poem

Photo by Katie Treggiden

The sea says: swim.
The depths say: dive.
The sun says: stay.
The cold says: you’re alive.

The tide says: stop.
The river says: go.
The sky promises everything.
But the sand warns: go slow.

The geese call: look up.
The rockpools say: explore.
The pebbles say: look down,
and the seashells ask for more.

But the dusk says: thank you,
with a Technicolour setting sun,
and the chilled air says: hurry home now,
for this day is said and done.

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The Tideline

A friend bought me a copy of A Poem for Every Night of the Year (edited by Allie Esiri) for my birthday, and I have been trying to get into the habit of reading one every morning (rebel that I am!), analysing it a little, and then, if I feel called to, writing something in response. This one was nudged into being by Adrian Mitchell’s poem, Yes.

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