Helen McCarthy

@helenmccarthy51.bsky.social

3 days ago

remember the smell
of the coach seats leatherette
leaving ordinary
heading for the seaside to
be reborn from candyfloss

#tanka #poetry #BankHoliday #dayattheseaside

Helen McCarthy

@glider.bsky.social

9 months ago

sitting on the coach
in the pub carpark with pop
and blue bags of crisps
sleepy and sunburned and close
to heaven an hour from home

#tanka #poetry #50schildhood #dayattheseaside #Southport