Every year along the coast
The clouds rolls through again
A land of revelry and holiday
On days so clear and blue
As Summer turns to Autumn
Now chooses to eschew
Any sign of activity
Any sign of delight
To live along the water’s edge
Is to live upon the brink
Knowing at any moment
All you’ve worked for may sink
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Adam Arthur grew up in Citrus County, Florida and Tallahassee, Florida and studied Emergency Management at Florida State University. During his studies he participated as a volunteer analyst in the Center for Disaster Risk Policy’s Disaster Intelligence program, and interned with FEMA through the Virtual Student Federal Service (then known as Virtual Student Foreign Service) program. His previous poetry has been published in yawp PGH and in two Local Gems Press anthologies.
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