is in the middle of nowhere.
Its sky,
a sheet of graph paper,
that plots the intersecting vapour trails
of passing planes.
X-marks-the-sky.
X-marks the spot.
Migratory birds break their journeys here
on their way
to other climes.
As do we.
Island refuge,
between
this and that,
point X
where our paths converge
and we move in step.
Marianna Pliakou
Image : Pixabay - Marianna Pliakou
From X by Marianna Pliakou (Vakxikon Publications, Athens, 2021). The collection is all about Guernsey, as the poems centre on facets of life and the history of the island. Guernsey is indeed the point X of the title. The poems have now been translated into English by Jane Gregersen
