The waves that crack ...

The waves that crack on Madoc's Haven
and crumble and hiss away
travel on too through the land unbroken -
a subsonic boom that echoes and splays
out in ripples, wave after wave.

Gardeners in Kent and Northumberland
lift a forkful of earth, hear the metal ring
with that dull rhythm. Understand.
See sun-fattened fruit in their orchards pulse and sing.
We may hear it again in the grave.