Monochromatic

Dripping,
Standing alone
Looking out
Under a grey sky
Over the grey ocean
Water above and below.
Wet grey rock
Encloses a space
Of grey sand
Dark behind the mouth
Of the cave,
A split in the cliff
Going black into the hill.
There is water within
Lying grey near the back,
White shells in a bed
Near the front,
Where the grey sea
Encroaches with white-foamed waves
On the rocky shore.
Water drips from the roof.
The black line of the cliffs
Smudges on the white map.