Low tide exposes
marine terraces and tidepools.
Slim brown bodies
cluster together
near the edge of the pitted mudstone.
One kneels to get a closer look
absorbed in the detail of a sea star
an anemone.
One is hesitant, afraid of the water
a wave, the slippery algae covered rocks.
One only wants to be seen, posed
hip out, knee bent, chin up
with practiced casualness.
Mar 20, 2019
Mar 20, 2019 at 6:28 PM UTC
Low tide exposes
marine terraces and tidepools.
Slim brown bodies
cluster together
near the edge of the pitted mudstone.
One kneels to get a closer look
absorbed in the detail of a sea star
an anemone.
One is hesitant, afraid of the water
a wave, the slippery algae covered rocks.
One only wants to be seen, posed
hip out, knee bent, chin up
with practiced casualness.
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