Shallow Water (Day 27)

Photo: Richard Palmer

Shallow Water

The sand grew hot, 

searing gusts more 

dust than air, 

coating their eyes, 

their mouths, rendering 

each awkward breath 

a punishment. 

Is this what 

they had in mind? 

Or was 

the winding tide of clarity 

obliterated 

by the ineffable truth 

of  moonlight 

shimmering 

on a vast expanse 

of shallow water?

(c) 2017, by Hannah Six