The Cliff Divers, A Poem by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

Young, able-bodied,
seemingly fearless

bronzed by an
ancient sun

these cliff divers

four young men
taking turns swanning
over that great rocky
precipice

down deep
into the sunken
depths

with nary a splash
to announce such sudden
departures.

Bio of the poet: Ryan Quinn Flanagan is a Canadian-born author residing in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada with his wife and mounds of snow.  His work can be found both in print and online in such places as: Evergreen Review, The New York Quarterly, Dumpster Fire Press, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Red Fez, and The Oklahoma Review.  He enjoys listening to the blues and cruising down the TransCanada in his big blacked out truck.