Friday, 5 January 2024

Sea star mass mortality event

The sunflower

tore off its petals,

the rainbow

slumped,

the pink and purple 

cut to white,

the morning sun

melted

and when night came

the stars

had lost their reflections.

 

First published by Fly on the Wall Press


Do you think this poem stands on its own (with title), or does it need a footnote with background info? Is there enough in the poem itself, or should there be more? I often wonder. It was published as is.

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