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Elegy of the Tide

August 22, 2025 5 Comments

By Kirsty Nottage

For centuries, I’ve searched for you.

Once, you lay at my side—lush, sun-warmed, and wild. I cradled your cliffs, kissed your shores, brought gifts from the deep. We were whole.

Then the earth tore you from me. The plates groaned, and you drifted, out of reach. I raged. I wept.

Have you missed me? Or am I just a whisper in your winds?

But now, I feel you near. The fault lines stir beneath us.

I rise—not in fury, but in longing.

When the tide swells and the sky darkens, don’t be afraid.

It’s me, love. I’m coming home.

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  1. Kerri says

    August 22, 2025 at 11:05 am

    Evocative. Well done!

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  2. JRRoth says

    August 22, 2025 at 2:23 pm

    Beautifully told. Well done!

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  3. Jim K. Hale says

    August 23, 2025 at 7:55 am

    I love this!!!!

    Reply
  4. Bud says

    August 27, 2025 at 3:24 pm

    Poetic, beautifully written and poignant—excellent!

    Reply
  5. L Swailes says

    November 18, 2025 at 3:50 pm

    You have a wonderful gift. It’s great

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