We squint, crane our necks, searching
Thrill to white-hot star showers blazing across ebony skies
Our silent wishes fall as burning streaks of light
into the dark rippling waters of Monomoy bay
I wade into the oncoming tide─
into a warm sea of starlight and hope
Elizabeth Fletcher
Elizabeth Fletcher’s poems have appeared in Tiny Seed Literary Journal, The Cape Cod Times, Spaceports & Spidersilk, Schuylkill Valley Journal, and Book of Matches. She was a 2023 Rhysling Award nominee and a 2021 Pushcart prize nominee. Philadelphia Inquirer articles include essays on sea turtles and Snowy owls.