Fathers and Sons at the Beach
Jason Byassee examines fatherhood, mortality, resurrection, and the hope of a good surf.
Jason Byassee examines fatherhood, mortality, resurrection, and the hope of a good surf.
In this poem, Misty Anne Winzenried describes a visit to the beach—the children playing in the surf, the endless expanse of sea and sky, the surprises of tide pools—and invites readers to “lick / memories from their fingers” as they recall their own life lessons at the ocean.