COME BACK TO ME IN SUMMER

First published in August 2022

Whisper to me from
sharp grasses
fanning sea-salt across
the headland.

Kiss me in shards
of spun-glass
sea-spray glimmering
under the sun.

Sing to me in the heat
of afternoon
when sands burn and
sea-horses sleep.

Touch me where it
matters, in the
depths of my salt-dark
sea-cave.

Lie close to me as wave
meets rock
and sea-winds sing
off-shore.