Journey of Words

Tag: gulls

  • on February

    greyscale everythingcurtain, window frame, grassbench, fence, seaship sheltering off shorehorizon smudged into skythe deep rumble of rollerssteadily pounding the shorestone, flint, shingleswashing along the foot of the cliffits clay and sand mixno match for the surging tidetwo gulls hang on the breezeeffortless aviatorswhite daubs on the grisaille ~ CLP 02/02/2026 →

  • on time

    They have startedLine by lineRotating tinesThe big machinesCut and threshExcrete the chaffSpew out the strawRhythmic rotationsRegular beatsDust clouds the sunsetStubble waitsIn the company of crowsFor the ploughAnd accompanying gulls ~ CLP 11-07/2024 →

  • on flight

    as if effortlesscommon gulls follow ferrytaunting of bipeds ~ CLP 13/10/2022 →

  • on high

    they called by brieflysketching loops and arcs abovesuch a swift visit ~ n.b. Where have you gone, oh beautiful birds? Sad to say my picture shows gulls circling… CLP 18/05/2022 →

  • on rain

    with tails turned windwardgulls hunch shoulders, form huddlegusts tug at mastheads ~ CLP 20/01/2022 →

  • on the island

    caught against a wallcolour diluted by headlightsfox trotting through town ~ n.b. Foxes in Portsmouth scavenge by night, gulls by day. CLP 06/10/2021 →

  • On Gratitude

    Two is company and that is all that’s needed to halve a problem ~ n.b. Thank you for the walk SC. CLP 11/03/2021 →

  • On High

    . Gulls feast on ants’ flight Wily crow, black spot of night Blends into the light ~ n.b. On days as hot as these ants hatch and fly in millions, a boon to the scavangers of the coast and quick-witted corvids. How far they climb! How many are eaten? How many must be born and →

  • Day 19

    After a night lit by the not yet full moon, a day of bright sunlight and a strong wind. This blow is hot and drying. It is relentless, like a wind that drives the locals crazy after weeks of it in Crete, or parts of southern Spain. It is not a wind to sit in. →

  • On A Chimney Pot

    Gull throws back its head Coughs up laughter; mocks sleep Nails scrape on windows . CLP 04/03/2020 →