My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Music Challenge Prompt “Wade in the Water” Waves Tug and roll Ebb and flow Carve and mould With a fishy tangy breath The sea’s a briny behemoth Nursing a multitude of mysterious Creatures at her tempestuous Incessant billowing breast They glow and glimmer Unaware of trouble Wading in the […]
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Sea Spray
Fizzing spray Effervescent tides Billowing waves On which seagulls ride Roaring breeze Strafing sand Wide-stretching seas Shells and pebbles in your hand ~ Hands full of sand Trickling dreams Memories of the shore Are not what they seem Seagulls and sailing boats Billowing waves Effervescent tides Fizzing spray Image found on www.theconstantrambler.com
More of the Happisburgh story
On the Brink of Nature Once separated From the sea by a parish Long ago abraded, A village clings to the brink Of sandy layer-cake cliffs. The coastline crumbles And slumps Towards the sea, Worried by waves That weave sea-tangle With beach debris: Severed heads of conduits, Limbs of sea defences, Rubble and concrete Replaced […]
The Haunted Tide is progressing
Chapter 9 of The Haunted Tide is coming along nicely. Since yesterday I have written over a thousand words. I have also produced the following ‘found’ poem about a great storm on the North Norfolk Coast. A Village Vanishes Agitated by the violence of the wind, The sea burst, Occupying farms and fields At first, Then towns […]
I was reminded of this by meredith84’s drawing ‘The long goodbye’
When I saw meredith84’s drawing, its strong lines and round shapes reminded me of a love poem I wrote some time ago. I can imagine the drawing being developed into a piece of sculpture. Stone When you are gone I am like a solitary stone On the shore, Washed up by the sea, Threatening in […]
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