Live Encounters Poetry & Writing Volume One November-December 2024
Low Tide, poems by Bernadette Gallagher.
Low Tide
…our ancestors crossed the river on foot. Psalm 66:6
This place where the sea washes over sand,
beats against the wall, raining down on the roadway.
This place, where my great grandmother walked —
Isabella, a goddess on dry land.
Whisper of a Worm
The fox routs out rabbit, worm, and grub
only the scream of the rabbit touches our ears.
Higher sounds skirt past us, intended for others.
The Pull of Home
I left it before it left me
and still, something pulls
at my sleeve, threads swirling
around the Duach
around my head
as the boat
rows gently
under
the bridge — out to sea.
© Bernadette Gallagher
Bernadette Gallagher is the author of The Risen Tree (Revival Press, 2024), her debut poetry collection. She is a recipient of the Culture Matters Bread and Roses Poetry Award 2024. She has received awards from the Arts Council of Ireland and Cork County Council. Further details on bernadettegallagher.blogspot.ie