26. Night Creatures

Katie Ewles

2023
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 18 ins

'Under a wide night creatures gather.
Their toes in the sand; together they build fire,
drink beer, laugh.
The moon above,
the tide approaches.
Familiar faces glow in the dark,
shadows dance-

Soon the flames will disappear,
The creatures will leave when they run out of beer,
But they'll be back in a couple of weeks
To spend more time together, just wait and see.'