Talking, walking
climbing rocky coastline
treacherous ascent as waves break
spraying sheets of water
trying to pull us in.
Looking down
tide pools emerge.
Fish caught with the receding tide
swimming in miniature pocket pools
darting around
vulnerable.
Hoping the sun isn’t too strong
or hands too quick,
waiting for the surge
to rise and release them
back into the vast sea
of anonymity.
