Post No. 855
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Silver Fish
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Flash of silver quick as lightning
Fleet of fin (ha) they catch a ride
On the backwash of each wave
Taking shelter behind cropped rocks
Knowing the music of the sea
Feeling the rhythm of the water
Breathing in, breathing out
Anticipating even the crabs’
Sideways stagger —
Silent hunters of the ocean floor —
Confident of the secret pathways
Shortcuts made to aid escape
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©Denise G Allen, 15 August 2015 08:24
The Runner
Ka-doem, ka-doem, ka-doem.
His heartbeat was loud in his ears.
It distracted his mind from his fears.
His rhythm was all that remained
‘Twixt him and the pain in his brain.
Ka-doem, ka-doem, ka-doem.
He was deaf to the cheers of the crowd.
The beat was all that he heard.
The sweat dripped down in his eyes
Yet he still remained in a trance.
Ka-doem, ka-doem, ka-doem.
The strength of the beat in his ears
Was music that drowned all his cares.
No thought interfered with his goal:
To finish victorious and whole. 
Photo’s: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/5069164.stm
©DGA
