Corrimony

By R S Kendle

hush of pine and heath

fills this musty mouth

cavernous lips part

swallow the midwinter sun

gathered with intention

each stone thrums with longing

surrenders each name

to the wings of owls

we divine for meaning

trace lithic memories

lay out offerings, grave goods,

burnished with embers of long-stilled love

imprinted into the earth

the echoes of a person forgotten

we are all reborn

in the arms of our last mother

slick with wet earth

she claims us as her own

cradles our inert bones

that we may return to stillness

R S Kendle is a poet and creative practitioner from the north-east of Scotland. A winner of The Poetry Archive’s WordView, and Best Of The Net nominee, their work has been featured in several anthologies and digital publications, including Acropolis Journal, Azarão Lit Mag, Clarion, Dust Poetry, and The Winged Moon. Follow them on Instagram @rskendle.