Homebound From Far
her mind drifted over the alluvial landscape
covered a few sink holes and seeped quick sand
from a life built on dense sediment and erosion
she had never asked for much but now she was firm
not so quickly please she pleaded for more time
deposits have to settle and sludgy silt needs to graft
a plastic spade and a battered bucket searched
patiently battling restlessness and discomfort
of whose home is what castle covered in sand
this challenge is so vast and my tools are so small
my roots are grip-less muddy and abandoned
she noticed and gave up on fighting the tides
huddled with eyes on a rock pool in which a
starfish rested on algae and crusted display
spread eagled she halted a while and gave way
now motionless she let be and inhaled deeply
while a wave of the ocean broke over her spine
resurrected firm resolve in view of gloomy farewell
yet despite crushing abrasions she started to float
was washed up at the other end of the beach
in a cave with pebbles and brazen drift wood
with consciousness bathed and cleansed to the core
she wiped salt from sad eyes and sorrow from her lips
kissed the nautical Prince who had been there all along
24th February 2021
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