Another flight: Seat 13A
Racing across the Emerald Isle
cozy cloud duvet
sun glow pink
snow shadow blue
Sunset
but we’re swifts overtaking the sun
skating over cloud seas over salt seas
We’re here again
running away
coming back home
There’s luck in it
the plane with the shamrock
the island with lakes and snow-dusted contours
the girl with a name that isn’t Irish
but might as well be
Strange sounds in the mouth
letters following their own rules
anti-clockwise along the ring road
Luck justifies herself to no man

Ashley Williamson is a rainbow-loving artist and poet based in the English Lake District. She is passionate about discovering joy and wonder in the world around us, especially during difficult times. She believes art is a powerful agent for connection and healing in a fragmented world. She holds an undergraduate degree in creative writing from the University of Oxford. Her work has been published in Ephemera, Liminal Spaces, La Piccioletta Barca, and others. She is delighted to join the BarBar family! Website: http://www.ashleywilliamson.co.uk Instagram: @penelaine

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