Shelley Corcoran has published in Murze issues 11 & 12, A New Ulster Literary Magazine, The York Literary Review 2021, Parentheses Journal, Galway Review 9 & 11 Anthology, Tír na nÓg Literary Magazine II & III, Lemon Peel Press, EUPHORIA, Green Ink Poetry, 5, Marble Poetry Magazine, Chasing Shadows Anthology, Longford Live & Local Winter, Abridged Magazine, The Stripes Magazine (Breathless), Stray Words Literary Magazine and Haunted Words Press. She has performed her poetry at Cruthu Arts Festival 2021, 2022, 2023, Tír na nÓg poetry night and Written in the Stars (Poetry Day Ireland), Culture Night 2022 and 2023, Maria Edgeworth Festival 2022 & 2023, Ireland Reads 2024. She is also a compiler for Chasing Shadows Anthology.
Persuading
By Shelley Corcoran
How persuading the sea can be,
coaxing the coast to travel
to the ends of the earth, mesmerized.
Captivated; the soil ne’er stood a chance.
Luring with perpetual charm.
Not forcing, seizing nor grasping
are ever required.
Yet savageness lies within the seduction.
Its soft come-hither entices on the light gust,
gripping in its decree to eager ears.
An amused expression slips out of sight.
Fascinated; the land never obtains the true intention.
However, let us not blame the sea;
the shore desires
to be beguiled.
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