Moonchild
Moonchild - Maggie Sullivan
Moonchild
Joe picks up a big stick on the beach,
smooths a patch of sand for a canvas,
writes his name over and over
until it’s time to go home.
Not trusting where home is,
Joe refuses our calling.
We let the tide take him.
Joe is back now
with a bigger stick
and a voice grown storm force.
from ‘By Way of Reply’ (Waterloo Press, 2025) © Maggie Sullivan 2025, used by permission of the author.