Hermit Krab Kali

A Hermit Crab
Poem by Mark Heathcote


'If I was a hermit crab,
In a shallow rock-pool'
'I'd be contented as can be.
This distance from the sea.'

'I could be that great-White.
Abiding without; inherent fear
I'd maroon portions of time,
No one else could come near.'

'Solitude would be mine.
But oh so lovingly my dear
I'd call this heavenly coastline
Ours; and heavenly …I'd steer.'

'Sideways …on pins and claws
Love, I'd be the happiest crab
Listening to the seagull's guffaws
'Everything, else would be
Superfluous to me

[Ethel]

Beautiful. Landscape, composition, editing, poem -beautiful

[Lou Ann]

You make a lovely crab! A great interpretation of this lovely poem.

[Julie Duncan]

You had me fooled for a second - ha ha ha! Great photo and poem to match!

[gloria jones]

Fabulous pov, composition

[ZambianLass]

Beautiful

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

wonderful!

[Domenico Dodaro]

Great edit. Cool poem, what for a wish...”everything would be superfluous to me”... @kali66

[summerfield]

i would steal those rocks if i was there. they're flat and smooth and shiny. be careful i don't catch you and put you in the pot of boiling water. 🤣 aces!