Beach Still Life
after Louise Glück
Royal blue water, red and white striped
lighthouse for scale
on the way, Matisse-shaped marshes,
grasses that feel like just-washed tousled hair.
A deadpan sky. An ‘Edge of America’ sans
the political. A sharp sun that plays
with our eyes. I take no pictures
today.
A South Carolina Arts Commission literary fellowship recipient, Terri McCord has earned awards from Hub City, Emrys, the Poetry Society of South Carolina, literary journals such as the Southeast Review, South Carolina Review, Yalobusha Review, and the Vermont Studio Center. Her poems have been nominated for Best of the Net (including 2025) and four Pushcarts.