Coastal Path (4) Pen Dinas/Dinas Head

Cherry

By Rhiannonw

Thu, 28 May 2015
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Down the twisty, steep and narrow lane,
walk the headland, almost island,
up and up, wide sea green,
bursts of golden gorse;
pass the Needle rock
where gulls and guillemots rest and nest,
to the high end, arc view –
craggy coastline south and north;
trail down the windy side,
to sandy beach exposed
deep in the cut
that severs headland from the mainland cliffs,
but no invading sea;
stroll through this neck
to the sheltered start* –    
gentle haven, still bay,
single chapel wall, stark and solitary,
silhouette against the calm sea backdrop,
memorial to past destroying storms.

Buildings, graves are vulnerable, breakable,
but the living church remains, unshakable.

*Cwm-yr-Eglwys [vale of the church]

 

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Comments

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

This is so visual.  The natural and the human world.  The transitory nature of life with something immortal and timeless beneath.  Lots of layers and things to think about here.

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you. I felt the difficulty in this one of the 'many layers' of the scene/tale, and glad it came across well. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Bee on

This is a beauty, Rhiannon. Took my breath away. Lovely use of rhyme, too. I wanted to be there - felt I was.

Bee

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

thank you too, Bee. Good to know that – as I said above, I hadn't been sure whether I was attempting too much in this stroll account, and hoped it worked and conveyed OK. Rhiannnon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Eds, for capping my coastal tales with cherries! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Rhiannon

Yes, you did manage to paint a very attractive picture of these scenes, and well deserve the cherries.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Jean. Glad it worked for you. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by EB on

Good description of the climb and scenery.   

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, EB, I'm so glad you thought so. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

This is wonderful, Rhiannonsmiley  from start to uplifting finish.

Well done on the more than deserved cherries.

Tina

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Tina, very much. When I was about 6 we camped at Cwm-yr-Eglwys, and then from about age 8 to 14 we holidayed in an old cottage belonging to a farm a little further north, and I learned to float on those sheltered waters of this little cove. Since then a yachting club (of necessity quite small) has arrived there, but it is still quiet, small and sheltered, especially out of the yachting season! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

Visited Dinas Head a few years back, this is a lovely description of a place which I found to be vibrant green, crystal clean and truly magical.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

It is a really lovely place isn't it? At least I had always thought Cwm-yr-Eglwys very special, small and sheltered, but this time was the first time I'd walked around the headland coastal path, and it was glorious weather too, and only May! Thanks for your comment, Jane. Rhiannon