Tag: history

The woman kneels, a smile on her lips.‘Hello old friend,’ she whispers.The sea shimmers.It remembers her.And those who came before. A river diverted. A town reclaimed.The creak of timber, clack of steel,Of trawlers and merchant shipsthat glide along the river’s breath.With cargo of rock, salt and clay Of Back Beach where fishermen workLeathered hands mending…