Sea to Sky Review Publication

 

The Sea to Sky Review journal has just dropped my poem and I am so excited to share it! Here's the link to their page and the poem below. Click here to see it on their website!

Drowning in Sky

It is silent in the house when

the fog seals it from

across the lake where it gathered 

its might and prepared to

ambush us at dawn. Only the

hum of the old refrigerator dares

break the stillness of being cut 

off from the world.

I switched off all the lights to

feel fully what this bright darkness is 

and how I can become one with it. The

stew on the stove boiled unlike the 

rippling stillness of the cloud around and

I wondered if they would ever find me again.

In moments, I hoped not but only to escape

into this new peace I had found in my 

cottage now hidden on top of the world for 

all to know and none to find save for those

who dare wade into this deep gray ocean.

I shall be happy here; unbothered by the world

and untempered by its storms. 

I will live quietly here

I shall live peacefully here

here 

drowning in sky.

About this poem

I remember writing it while our little white cottage was being swallowed up by a cloud one early morning as the dawn rolled off the ocean. It was so eerie and peaceful I felt so inspired to write this poem. This is actually the first freestyle poem I've had published so I'm very grateful to the Sea to Sky Review team for giving this one a chance!

Keep your eye open for a video poem coming soon!