Journey of Words

Tag: Sea

  • On Water xv

    green brine of Pompey no shallow mirror of sky depth of character ~ CLP 24/04/2021 →

  • On Water xiv

    rapid shifting shore constantly inconsistent respect without trust ~ n.b. Manningtree through a train window; a must-see stop I keep passing through. ~ CLP 23/0/4/2021 →

  • time-stitch

    nine arrowed together by lovers in unusual hours no matter when at coffee, lunch, tea, day, night slipping through urgent fingers grasping at sand they have to make up for these unaccounted moments they could not let pass without finding out knowing full well each tide runs after catching breath in liquid seconds on the →

  • Ship

    shape even keel storm warning heavy              swell                                                                                     rough sea                                                                       side                              swipe rudder less a d                      i           f                                                  r                          t cargo shift off kilter      ballast dangerous list jettison MAYDAY MAYDAY abandon ship sink flare up life boat crew manifest bill of laden salvage                         attempt salvage attempt insurance policy claims list ~ NaPoWriMo 2021 Day Nine prompt: →

  • L3 (Day 77): Sheringham

    This north facing coast of East Anglia is notoriously windy. Today the wind is cold. On the horizon a large ship, stacked high with containers, floats above the horizon, a trick of light. I watch the waves of the high tide break into the sea wall of the lower concrete promenade. I listen to the →

  • Lunacy

    she pulls at the watery cloth tied tight to shore although it shifts at anchor it will not come free so she cannot hide her arid face from a world that won’t stop spinning, cannot pause while there is still a breath of air ~ CLP 18/02/2021 →

  • On Pleasure iii

    Morning lights our shore gulls call us to discover gifts brought in on tide ~ n.b. photograph courtesy of ACG. CLP 04/09/2020 →

  • On the Arrogant Sea

    Waves batter shingle Surprise at stones’ resistance Draws astonished gasps ~ CLP 12/07/2020 →

  • On The Beach

    I sat on the stones In warm air Spray on my face Sea air in my lungs Warmth of Sun on my back I sat on the stones Nothing more than this . CLP 10/07/2020 →

  • Day 58

    The cowslips have finally given up the ghost. Their yellow petals have faded, vibrancy lost, they wilt. Job done. In the woodland at the foot of the heath, on the slope of the hill, bracken ferns are beginning to unfurl. Sprouting strong from below the past year’s brown litter, the firm green shoots, follow a →