don't let the styrofoam things
cling to your brick tight skin.
roll back your shoulders
and breathe their release.
watch as they change to grains
of sand that swirl away
in the summer breeze
as waves wash your feet.
a ritual older than the moon.
a homecoming.
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Caitlin Gemmell
Caitlin Gemmell is a poet and aspiring novelist living in a woodland in upstate New York. You can connect with her on Instagram @icapturethestory and on Substack where she writes a weekly newsletter, Ink-Stained Compass.
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Have You Ever Seen a Motionless Hummingbird?
Pretty soon our hummingbird friends will make their long journey south. I've been thinking of the hummingbird who made herself at home in my garden this summer. This poem is one I wrote about the first time I was able to sit out in the garden and watch her at rest. It is in the form of a collection of minisons, or minimal sonnets, and was published by Kind Over Matter in July.
By Caitlin Gemmellabout a year ago in Poets
You Think I Am Broken
Introduction This is inspired by my situation on Vocal, the Bouke de Vries work and the Screaming Trees song. I know that for many others, they would have walked away from Vocal, but I am taking it as a challenge. I get the feeling that Vocal moderators and others don't want me here (just my imposter syndrome paranoia), but I know a lot of people do, and obviously, some on Vocal do value me, so I will not be giving up.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 days ago in Poets
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Will certainly follow the instructions!