When we went out
into the sea,
under the surface
light
moved with our limbs.

Tiny stars
made a halo in your hair.

As we treaded water,
sparkle followed our toes.
And I forgot even sex,
astonished
that this wonder was
drawn to us.

Anne Wilding

 

Anne Wilding is an English language teacher and writer from Essex, England, who lives in the Basque Country. Her writing is often provoked by the natural world, or by questions she feels uncomfortable exploring in real life. Her work is published in The Same (2018), Montana Mouthful (2018, 2020), 101 Words (2017), Microfiction Mondays (2016) and on the podcast The Wireless Reader (2014).

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