Editor's Note: Congratulations to Helen Smith for winning this month's competition!
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let’s go star fishing on kirkcaldy beach
i’ve heard there’s been a supernova
explosion of tiny bodies, red dwarf white dwarf nebula
let’s map this constellation together
this north sea wave swell dredge stranded
the way i was, on this same shore
tiny sucker feet seeking purchase on body
after body after body (on unknown sand, unknown rock)
let us go there as the sun sets and
the seagulls have left, glutted on such vastness
their minds cannot conceive
come, drive down the coast with me and
learn the universe the tide brought to our feet
such death, such life, revealed
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Helen is an autistic poet, librarian and part-time hermit from the Welsh Marches, currently residing on the north-east coast of Scotland. With a background in zoology and psychology, her work is inspired by mythology and folklore, the relationship between people and nature, and the landscape of the human body. Her poetry can be found in a variety of print and online journals, and she is co-editor of the poetry broadside barbara.pub. When not hiding out in the hidden corners of libraries, she can often be found reading fantasy novels, crocheting small creatures, or getting delightfully lost in the woods.
helensmithwrites.com