Tumbleweed Words

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Tumbleweed Words
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back from sea | poem
Poetry

back from sea | poem

poetry

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May 25, 2025
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east coast breeze

a North Sea

tides in seaweed

rolls humps of water

the boats appear as silhouettes

bob towards a harbour

where knives await

the gutting

fishmongers watch

a swell move

men with crates

rolled up nets

contain secrets found

at the bottom

where ruins become homes

once owned

by the departed

is where treasure

feeds on algae

until bait

becomes a master

who pier…

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