Issue Forty-Four - Summer 2024

There’s a Line

By Elizabeth Landrum

There’s a line
        between you 
                  and me
                        that is fluid.
                                Why try 
                       to unlock
                the shore
    from the sea?



   Why try 
            to fly 
                 if we resist 
                    a single formation 
              that could move 
        us through
the currents?

Copyright 2024 Landrum

Elizabeth Landrum is a clinical psychologist currently enjoying retirement life on an island in the Salish Sea. She was born in Kentucky, her “home of mind and memory,” and in her 40s was drawn to the Northwest, her “home of heart.” She lived in Edmonds, WA, for 15 years before retiring to Lopez Island where she has found time and inspiration for creative endeavors. She published two chapbooks, Shelf Life (2019) and Still Life (2021), and her poems have appeared in numerous publications. She served as poetry co-editor of Shark Reef with John Sangster for several years.

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