By Gerry Stefanson
Gerry is a member of the Icelandic Roots writing team. He has kindly shared some of his poetry published in his book Passages ~ Series, which Spillwords Press, NY previously published.
Queue in line to gain a birth,
trunk to be checked.
Dock to gangplank, motion
sway, as feet feel deck.
Sails flap, then crack
as rope strains, gain sea legs.
Then free, as in past as in before.
Kraken below storms above,
bitterness in departure venture afar
guided by sky chart and star.
Knowledge of float edge never
guarantees safe passage.
Comings and goings
life on the sea,
the price to be
contracted
at a much later fate,
the sailors lament.
May 2022 Author of the Month at Spillwords Press
Born and raised on the prairies of Manitoba Canada, along the Red River and just south of Lake Winnipeg. Then Alberta and ten years in the Rockies, just above Montana. The last decade in the Canadian Gulf Islands. People, ideas and stories set the stage of my poetry and writing. Music and art fill my days and verse fills my head. I feel the fortunate one and share this world with my life partner.
Kumiko Hawkes
Kumiko is a wildlife and landscape photographer on Gabriola Island, BC, Canada. Her photography business name is Shizen Photography. Shizen means nature or natural in Japanese. Kumiko can often be spotted on the shores of Gabriola in search of nature.
Check out her Instagram page or her website for more of her work.