I have seen the fish left

I have seen fish left
by Jon Morgan Davies

by tides, bodies pushed
from water. They press
virgin gills to air
and never return.

In summer, children probe
the waves. Shy at the start,
they stay only moments.
Their skin, unscarred by sun,
glitters white as the sea.

Jon Morgan Davies is a native of California. He received his BA in English from California State University Los Angeles and his MA from the University of Mississippi. His work has appeared in such places as Cutbank, Sierra Nevada College Review, and Yalobusha Review.

Previous Home Next

by tides, bodies pushed from water. They press virgin gills to air and never return. In summer, children probe the waves. Shy at the start, they stay only moments. Their skin, unscarred by sun, glitters white as the sea.

by tides, bodies pushed
from water. They press
virgin gills to air
and never return.

In summer, children probe
the waves. Shy at the start,
they stay only moments.
Their skin, unscarred by sun,
glitters white as the sea.