Two poems
"February Sea" and "Reeds"
February Sea
The harbor gleams blue in the light
A mist diffuses the sun
The masts are a pleasing sight
An old and reassuring one
Forever suggesting freedom
Even on this winter day
The wind rides over the sea
And fills the sails like clouds
That carry our thoughts awayReeds Dozens of snails In rose translucent shells and yellow Plastered like closing flowers On the dead stems of reeds from The Eastern Forest Sowell Collection Books, 2026
Susan Brind Morrow is the author of Water and The Eastern Forest. Her next collections of poetry and translation will be published with Sowell Collection Books and Christine Burgin/New Directions in 2026. susanbrindmorrow.com