Linger: a poem by George Chandy

cliff and sea, image by Ida, on Pixabay

Linger

Gnarled limbs gripped cliff, precarious.

Watched migrants

drift below on turquoise waves                 

beneath a pastel sky.                                 

Millions carried by time’s stream.   

Did any pause—                                      

hear wind rustle,

taste sun—                                        

linger,

embrace

the fleeting beauty of life?

George Chandy is a retired physician-scientist newly embarking on expression through poetry. His work grows from his love of the natural world and its spiritual connection to us. His work has appeared or will soon appear in Dreamers Creative Writing, Soul Forte, and The Rush Magazine. His scientific studies are leading to treatments for autoimmune and neurological diseases. 

(December 2025 issue)