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the tide rises, the tide falls | an oceanic literary magazine
Tidepool
by
Jennifer Skogen
Wait for me here,
away from the living
waves. Become
a calm I can visit,
when I can't face
the open ocean.
When I need
a whole lifetime
close enough
to touch.
Jennifer Skogen’s work has appeared in Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, Green Ink Poetry, Bowery Gothic, tiny wren lit, Crow & Cross Keys, and FERAL. She holds an MFA in poetry from the University of San Francisco. Jennifer lives near Seattle, Washington, and goes hiking in beautiful places whenever it isn't raining.
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