Work by Ann Grá
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Like fish in the water
I float with my belly up
Eyes to the skies
Thoughts all caught up
In the seaweed
Tangled with my arms
And pulling me down
In the malachite murkiness
​
From the muddy riverbed
I can still see the light play
And shimmer on the ripples
Where the fresh breezes blow
Free from the silken grip
Of this engrossing clay
That won’t let go
***
the green turns red
as simple as that
arrogance is washed away
to leave the even sand
comprised of bits of shells
crumbled with time –
evidence of past life
and perpetual decay
without end
***
I lift up my umbrella
it has holes in it
shaped in constellations
it leaks indeed
but even when it rains
the stars – they gleam
and whisper from the sky
it does not cover me –
but being wet’s too trivial
when I’m stunned
at any given time
by foreign suns
Ann Grá (Graigh)is a poet and writer. Ann is a two-time finalist for the Hugo Awards (2020&2021) as a co-editor of Journey Planet fanzine, which featured her art & poetry. Ann's debut poetry collection “100% water” is coming out in 2023.