Do you recall
watching waves through
a library window,
where a painter stood
on the edge of the beach
with the afternoon light.
Footprints that walked
towards the plastic inhabited sea,
imagination drawn there
by the coastline’s question
as to where all
the labyrinths of life disappear.
Before leaving the wide frame
he stood there,
a personal composition
that changed under
a resurrected air.
Byron Beynon lives in Swansea, Wales. His work has appeared in several publications including London Magazine, Poetry Ireland Review, San Pedro River Review, Muddy River Poetry Review, Yellow Nib and the human rights anthology In Protest (University of London and Keats House Poets). Collections include Human Shores (Lapwing Publications) and The Echoing Coastline (Agenda Editions).
Richard King Perkins II is a state-sponsored advocate for residents in long-term care facilities. He lives in Crystal Lake, IL, USA with his wife, Vickie and daughter, Sage. He is a three-time Pushcart, Best of the Net and Best of the Web nominee whose work has appeared in more than a thousand publications.
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