Dylanw

Endless
skies press down
with the weight of water

blinded and
betrayed by time

sanded
and salted
preserved, we thought

like a pearl of great price
lamented, but unfound

scattered
so far
my ribs
no longer know
one another other

Photo by Tess Kincaid: Merchant Seafarers’ War Memorial, Cardiff

Notes:
Dylanw is a Celtic god of the sea.
Please see Magpie Tales for more responses to the image.