Soul swimmer

Posted by Tim Lenton on 11 November 2004 at 10:06

Tags: island sea

Monoprint 2004, by Annette Rolston

I lie on the sand
Where you stripped chaos from me
Cupped my heart in your hand
Like a feather

Together we fed at the edge of the sea
No further
Your hair splashed over me
Tongues touching and leaving

Now I haunt the island
A shadow that falls
And you are two birds
Flying towards the dawn

Tim Lenton

Poet's comment: Here the images in the poem bear a very strong correlation with Annette's picture. I was able to respond in a direct way to what she had done, and I think the poem and the picture work well together, amplifying each other.

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