whitecaps

under moon

King tide swells
to moon who pulls
the blood’s salts too
in rising time, to listen
what comes tracing
movements of light
and sound, speaking
in dance.

Cat snores lightly
on my lap, her tail
rippling breath.

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.

2 thoughts on “whitecaps”

  1. Bartholomew Barker – Hillsborough, North Carolina – Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.
    Bartholomew Barker says:

    Love it. Great work!

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