hinged
it was something in the way
the gate moved on its rust reddened hinges
that though aged, still
offered a smooth, noiseless action,
that brought her smile.
M. Harclyde Walcott was born in Bridgetown, Barbados. He was educated at Erdiston Model, then Modern High in Bridgetown, and York University in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Walcott has among other occupations, worked as a Theatre Director, Film-Maker and Photo-Journalist. His creative writing has appeared in “The New Voices”, “Arts Review”, “Bim”, “Poui”, “Calabash”, “Arts Etc” and “Bim: Arts for the 21st Century”. He is the author of “imagining and other poems” (pomme-cythere, Bridgetown, 2015).