Arc of Ark
Terrence Sykes
There isn’t much left
of Noah’s Ark
these days
a piece or two
drift
slowly by
on a cool evening
This dilapidated pier
perhaps was cobbled
haphazardly
from the others
that passed
in the years
before
Then one evening
as the sun sinks
into the waters
this pier will
break free
& shall arc
onto Ararat again
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Terrence Sykes was born and raised in the rural coal mining area of Virginia. This isolation brings the theme of remembrance to his creations, whether real or imagined. Other interests include cooking, gardening ,heirloom vegetable research & foraging wild edibles. His poetry - photography - flash fiction has been published in Bangladesh ,Canada, Ireland , India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Scotland, Spain and the USA