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Day 11
Awoken at 04:30 hrs. First dim light of the new day. A stag bellows from the wood on the hill. Tree branches, unsteady in the stiffening northerly wind, emit a low, irregular moan. Behind this lies the slow-motion rush of heavy waves breaking hard on the shingle. Then the long draw as the sea inhales →
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Day 4
Catkins, cast adrift from willows by gusting draughts, litter the garden. The grass looks as if plagued by woolly, dusty caterpillars that have emerged from below. The week’s washing flaps and tugs on the line. The wind has turned to the east. It bites at the skin and catches in the throat. Today the Spring →
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On Blue Sky (III)
Crystalline azure Fine ice particles sparkle Frost sheet from on high . CLP 13/04/2020 →
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On Blue Sky (II)
Callous seducer I cast off winter clothing Now am under-dressed . n.b. Hope over experience. What was I thinking? It’s early March. . CLP 13/03/2020 →
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Wind Rushed
Flicker of Sun’s disc Between tilting racing sails Running on high sea . n.b. The Royal Yachting Association provides detailed explanation of sailing terminology at https://www.rya.org.uk/newsevents/e-newsletters/inbrief/Pages/do-you-know-your-points-of-sail.aspx CLP 27/02/2020 →
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In My Bones
With time they will be Even colder than today Still remains of me . CLP 18/02/2020 →
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Doing the Rounds
Bognor, Chichester, Portsmouth and Southsea Men and women, your local posties In all weathers tramping the streets Sensible shoes on hard-working feet Besides a red top without which they’d never be caught It’s de rigueur for them to wear shorts . n.b. It’s part of the way the posties on the South Coast seem to →
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Westerly
Fast runs the West Wind Clouds straggle, trees pulled east Umbrellas useless . n.b. Wrap up. Storm Dennis gathers strength as it approaches land. “Umbrella” is rooted in Latin and the word for shade. This should make it clear that this implement is more of a shade than a shield. It is suitable for light →
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On the Weekend (X)
We are all at sea Clouds ploughing over our heads Wind blown, rain scoured . n.b. Storm Ciara turns the island into a vast ship pushing into the teeth of an Atlantic gale. Invigorating. CLP 09/02/2020 →
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On the Weekend (V)
Daffodils seduced By warmth of afternoon Sun Coy revelation . n.b. We await the arrival of Storm Ciara. CLP 08/02/2020 →
Journey of Words 