Scratch beneath the surface of my skin,
press your nose against my dirt, entangle
your fingers in the cobwebs of my hair,
mist my face with your warm breath,
quietly blow the dust from my sill.
Capture my mood from the light
reflected in my eyes. Heed the green
vistas I could open up for you.
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I’ve always wanted
to go that way,
if I had a choice.
The soft kelp hair
of the mermaids
and their hard
coral hands,
pulling me down
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*Photograph by Joy Goodenough *Words by Kerry Hammerton http://travelblog.portfoliocollection.com/ http://otherside-of-the-world.blogspot.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenhairmermaid/
Kerry Hammerton is a poet, writer, facilitator, acupuncturist, reiki master, daughter, friend and lover. She studied poetry at school, Wits University, the London Poetry School and the UCT Summer school. Her poetry heroes at the moment are Carol Anne Duffy, Ruth Padel, Tamar Yoseloff and Finuala Dowling. Kerry has fewer wrinkles than she … Continue reading the story "Kerry Hammerton – Writer"