Valerie Tyler

Indigo paints horizon beneath metallic blue.
Mermaids aren’t always visible to the naked eye.
In glint of midday sun I spy her,
Ebony hair cascades a silk tapestry
in rhythm with the sea.
Covers her garment o […]

Remember the moth
you thought was a fairy?
Massive, brown and furry.
We crouched over and watched,
scared and dared not to breathe,
waited for it to drink
from green acorn cups.
It fluttered its wings;
we […]

On Deadman’s Island you may find
green bones shaded with time,
mossy shadows morphing
to illuminated lime.
Step carefully, you must be brave
to tread upon on a dead man’s grave.
Be vigilant, have wat […]