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Take my hand and let’s walk. 
It’s a warm morning,
sun cresting the hillside.
Be careful, 
the path is slippery.
We’re almost there.
When we stop
there will be a few boats 
bobbing, a cluster 
of small houses— 
some in pastels 
or shades of white and blue.
Gulls will squawk, 
they always do. 
There will be crows 
that follow us 
wherever we go,
eagles, Canada geese, 
turkeys not so sure.
A few more steps—
close your eyes.
Can you feel the warmth, 
hear the birds,
smell the salty sea?

Marc Swan lives in coastal Maine. Poems recently published in Gargoyle, Crannóg, The Atlanta Review, Nerve Cowboy Anthology, Glimpse, among others. Tall-lighthouse press in London, England published two earlier collections: In a Distinct Minor Key (2007) and Simple Distraction (2009). In 2018, Sheila-Na-Gig Editions published today can take your breath away. His latest collection, all it would take, was published by tall-lighthouse in 2020.