Reviewed on 10/24/2025 ★★★★★ “Beach” recounts life and death with melancholy and appreciation. The speaker imagines his life’s end at a beach, where “sea, spume, the air” turned to the same. He imagines the melting of human and nature, like “dust to dust, earth to earth,” a return into the cosmic consciousness. Similar to most … Continue reading Review: “Beach” by Stanley Plumly