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Strands of Strand

To tie into a little littoral print

David Torkington
Sep 30, 2022
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This piece is a contribution to the STSC Symposium, a monthly set-theme collaboration between STSC writers. The topic for the upcoming issue is Beach.

people on beach during daytime
Photo by Steven Van Elk on Unsplash

Busy ears articulate cheerful hubbub
Breakers eat away crustacean homes
Boys etch asinine carvings here
Before eventide and cumulus heaps

Burnt epidermis a calculated harm
Birds edify a child happy

Boardwalk extends atop churning H2O
But extinct anon, cyclone hither

Bewitching effulgence, a colored horizon
Borne Edenic athwart creation’s hearth
Blest eyes attend, character heartened
Beauty exits and cycles henceforth


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Trilety Wade
Writes I won't keep you
Sep 30, 2022Liked by David Torkington

Mind Blown. My word, well done. I could never attempt a thick acrostic like this and have it make any sense, and yours is a story i not only comprehend but loved having in my mouth - plus i had to look up effulgence! Amazing work.

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Writes Indulging a Second Look
Sep 30, 2022Liked by David Torkington

Brilliant, each acrostic craftily handled

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