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Down by the Pier

February 16, 2022 by Michael Guerin

Most tourists left weeks ago
and snowbirds have yet

to arrive. Seagulls don’t care
and cluster by the pier

each morning. At first light
they flutter above worn

gray planks eager for crumbs
as waves rhythmically

roll shore-wards and kiss
empty beaches. That’s life

in a coastal town far
from the bars and roadside

attractions where old men
and widows park themselves

on Adirondack chairs
made from recycled plastic

to admire one more sunset
as it slips into the gulf.

About Michael Guerin

writer, dreamer, lover, seeker. labels never reach the heart of any matter, but they might be a place to start...

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