On a beach,
lying in a hammock,
under a palm tree,
a few feet from the water,
I remember
what my professor said
about why even
the greatest of empires
ultimately fall.
He didn’t mention
beaches and hammocks
and palm trees and water
but I think that’s
what he meant.
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John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident, recently published in New World Writing, North Dakota Quarterly and Lost Pilots. Latest books, ”Between Two Fires”, “Covert” and “Memory Outside The Head” are available through Amazon. Work upcoming in California Quarterly, Birmingham Arts Journal, La Presa and Shot Glass Journal.