The anemone is burgundy fronds
and bulbous belly suctioned onto
charcoal-coloured rocks. The sky
is grey and soft and spittles silver.
Wind pumices the skin of faces
huddled in anoraks. Necks crane
out for a sandwich spot and with
luck, a gentle flicker of sun.
Kirsten Le Harivel
Kirsten Le Harivel is a poet, traveller and youth development worker living on the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand. She has ties to Scotland, England, France and India. Her work has been published in blackmail press and the 4th Floor Literary Journal. She is a member of the Conversations Across Borders Project.
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