Monday, March 20, 2023

New Poetry by John Tustin










Sea-Wind 

The few letters that you wrote to me
lie in a pile, disordered,
waiting for me to strike a match

and eliminate them
from the fetid field
where they lie.

I strike my match
as the wind carries
from the sea where you live, across

to my filthy little field.
The fire glows a moment,
goes out before I throw it down.

I light another match.
It, too, is blown out.
Your letters in the wind stir like leaves.


- © John Tustin 2023


John Tustin’s poetry has appeared in many disparate literary journals since 2009. His first poetry collection is forthcoming from Cajun Mutt Press. fritzware.com/johntustinpoetry contains links to his published poetry online.


 

 

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