Issue Thirty-Three - Winter 2019

Around Water

By Paul Ilechko

Swimming pool children
gleam flawless blonde smiles.
Coffee-colored daughter spirals
outward, opens her eyes
to the fearful kiss of wind
as it heaves a sodden front
from somewhere west,
bringing the downpour
that we were promised.
Inside, we thirst for ocean.
The girls together, remembering
the wisdom of salt as it sparkles
like rock, fractured and perfect.
The jug is neither empty nor full.

Copyright Ilechko 2019

Paul Ilechko , poet and songwriter, lives with his partner in Lambertville, NJ. He is the author of several chapbooks. His work has appeared in a variety of journals, including The Night Heron Barks, Feral Journal, K’in, Gargoyle Magazine, and Book of Matches. His first album, "Meeting Points", was released in 2021.

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