by main | Nov 21, 2022 | Poetry
Double-take revealsIt’s no diver, but a seal!I leg it to shore. Furtively sleepingSeal in a rubber dinghyYou look so at home. Swimming round Shag RockDo my goggles deceive me?No. Seal caught napping. At a safe distanceMy short-term swimming partner.Seal of approval....
by main | Nov 21, 2022 | Poetry
You never know what to expect in the underworld. Take today. I swim out past the wastelandsWhere the discarded crab shells litter the floor, Like so many abandoned tanks on the roadside Then, Bang! I’m into a victory tickertape fish paradeShiney slithers spin and...