Snows of Biloxi

A poem by Marjorie Gowdy

Shallow waters of Mississippi’s Sound

hold sharks, stingrays, mullet

and girls like me

Captain Dan found peace

legless falling backwards

into the gulf

Languid waters embraced me

would take years for my spent soul

to beach on the white-hot sand

Hear Marjorie read her poem:

Snows of BiloxiMarjorie Gowdy

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Marjorie Gowdy writes and paints on a farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Author of three poetry chapbooks, Marjie is inspired by lush, rolling landscapes which open as a book full of tales both exquisite and bittersweet. Her latest chapbook, “Pillow Fight,” was published in July 2024 by Prolific Press.

Image:

Sea and sand by Colin + Meg