Though our shells
are the perfect shade of grief,
one taste of the meat
confettied with herbs
and doused in white wine
is enough to make
even grey clouds politely bow
and head away. Yes,
naysayers will say it looks
like a wad of chewed gum,
but these are the sea’s ear bones.
Listen to its secrets,
how they can dissolve you
among the currents
and rebirth you as a basking shark
or the humblest of anemones
disguised as stars.
Meet the Poet!
Christian Ward is a UK-based writer whom has recently appeared in Open Minds Quarterly, Obsessed with Pipework, Primeval Monster, Clade Song, Uppagus and BlueHouse Journal.
