Moon Pool by Lynn White

First published in Indie Soleil, Black and White, June 2017

I have left behind me the dark deep lake
with the threatening shadows waving,
with the wild waves crashing and
breaking on the rocky shore.
Walked away from it all.
Taken the path to the sweet water,
to the pool bathed in moonlight.
Bathed in smooth bright light.
Free of ripples.
Free of shadows.
Smooth and clear.
As if it has swallowed the
tranquility of the moon.
Taken in all it’s peace
so I can wallow in it.
I will not go back
to the dark lake.
Not this time.
Not ever.
Never.

No more.

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Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality. She was shortlisted in the Theatre Cloud 'War Poetry for Today' competition and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and a Rhysling Award. Find Lynn at: https://lynnwhitepoetry.blogspot.com and https://www.facebook.com/Lynn-White-Poetry-1603675983213077/

Twenty Years Later by John Grey

Your eyes have a plan.
Revert to what they were.
Same with your mouth.
Kisses revisit the first time.

Your nails are painted
a color they clearly remember.
And hair falls on shoulders,
a previous accommodation.

Clothes are from the
comfort zone closet,
tattered jeans,
Blondie t-shirt.

I’m seeing you here and now
and yet I travel by time machine.
I touch your cheek but my fingers
don’t know what year it is.

I hold you close,
where we are, where we once were.
If you’ve ever been young,
some things never grow old.

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John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident. Recently published in Transcend, Dalhousie Review and Qwerty with work upcoming in Blueline, Hawaii Pacific Review and Clade Song.