Blackbird Island
has many trails.
Many long,
many steep.
If you find your way out
to the coast,
a sandy shore, a bank,
a rocky reach, don’t overreach—
Blackbird Island gives no more
than a sailor’s sleep.
Keep your cool, watch your step,
watch your leap—
she has many secrets
yet to keep.
Poetic Bloomings: Are We Cool?
I took my inspiration from Blackbird Island in Washington state, though it isn’t treacherous or ominous. Also, no birds were harmed in the making of this poem. :-P
I love the name itself, Blackbird Island. And in your poem i can almost hear the waves rolling in and the seagulls crying. There is something in the mist of the words that says, be careful.
ReplyDeleteI’m intrigued. Still trying to decide which is more mysterious and alluring, this island or the poet. Perhaps I’ll find my answer in the next port.
ReplyDeleteCool name - Blackbird Island. I see pirates, Captain Hook, and The Plank!
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