Another poem from John Phillips. His poetry book ‘Shorts and Shots’ is out on Amazon.
Between the tides
Between the tides the children play
In sweet oblivion. Today
Their immortality commands
Adventure which inspires demands
To make their mark upon the day.
They walk the narrow tightrope way
Their dreams of innocence portray
Clear visions of a promised land
Between the tides.
To live for now without dismay
To taste life s candy-shop display
Of castles built on shifting sands
Whilst lacking sight to understand
The sharks that circle round the bay
Between the tides.