crack willow
marsh harrier crow mob
shine water ribbons
sink foot
car blast
float feather mash
red bone leavings
mud markers
rising over boots
ooze seal
weight sinker
sheep convene
wool waterlogged
grey beaten
field sink
private water
magical undersee
other lives churn
we are all sinking
(or drying)
stuck fall pull
hip yank root hold
unable to –
three clothed bodies
verticals on sinking green
slow wanderers seeing
spread white feathers
on grass-flurry
wind sockets mud-tucked
cold sinkering
bird-dropped shells
strange palms opening
clapping upwards
Praise Shells
Clare Whistler