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Strange Fish - by Magi Gibson

{ Poem }

At the beach
/ she would not splash
/ in the shallows
/ or leap
/ the rippling waves,
/ instead she sat
/ sour-faced
/ on the sand
/ and…

Aquafit - by Rosemary McLeish

{ Poem }

I join the usual coven in the pool, ladies past
a certain age, warming up their tonsils.

Last dip of the year - by Ian Abbot

{ Poem }

Her body was as shy as berries when she stepped
/ as neatly as a hind out of the bush
/ she had unrobed…

Medallist - by A.C. Clarke

{ Poem }

Triple goddess, three heroines in one / Rippling through water fluent as a selkie, / In your wake star-bubbles glitter…

Privid - by Sreten Perović

{ Poem }

The unreal image doubles and the steps
/ in the dense sunlight are carried by darker tones.

An Sgrìobhaiche Gàidhlig - by Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh

{ Poem }

Mar chleasaiche-sorcais ann an cartùn-TV,
/ a’ dàibhigeadh le snasmhorachd ghlan
/ bho chòmhnard bheag 60 troigh a dh’ àirde
/ a-steach dha ghlainne làn bùirn.
/
/ Ri…

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