Clifftop Revisited

Published by Susan Carberry at February 28, 2024

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Fifty years ago, or more
a young student stood
on top of a cliff
plucking up courage
to jump.

Today, an old woman
sits at the same spot.
Memories of youth
still eating at her psyche.
Tides of

overwhelming thoughts
collide in crushing waves.
Life’s flotsam and jetsam
tosses, turns, floats out
to sea.

She watches with relief
as the detritus of her life
disappears on the ebb.
She was free,
at last.

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Susan Carberry

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Susan lives in NW London. Her poems are an eclectic mix of social commentary, the natural world, the human condition, humour, and her deep faith in God, and they appear in several anthologies. She recently published her own poetry booklet, Eternal Ephemera. Susan is a Poet in Residence to the gardeners of Roundwood Park. She reads her work for events at the City Literature Institute, and has begun writing flash fiction and short stories. She’s a familiar figure in her local cafes and restaurants, where she sits with a coffee and writes, gaining inspiration from the world around her.

Susan has participated in several recorded readings with others. Find them on You-Tube as an Anthology and Late Line productions.