Sea Sense

by Declan Geraghty

The corroded

abandoned trucks

stood up like sentries

and I was sure I could hear the birds

and the waves

and I promised myself

that after the next hill

that the sea would await me

and it wasn’t black like it was last time I saw it

that it was a sea that sparkled

and made soft noises

of soft waves

of welcoming oceans

I wouldn’t be only half sure

about the sounds of birds any more

I’d be positive

because I’d see them

with my own eyes

dipping and swooping about the soft sounding waves.

10. Sea sense - 杰