The coastal path, nr Trefin, May (1) flowers

By Rhiannonw

Mon, 25 May 2015
  • 2726 reads
10 comments
 

Gale tugging at hats, and whipping the waves,
white horses cresting the rolling swells,
rich golden gorse, and patches of bluebells,
ox-eyes* and sea campion in billows adrift,        
and clouds of pink pompoms in pillows of thrift,
blue and white starlets – carpet sparkles of squill**,
and violets, primroses lingering still.                
* ox-eye daisies   **spring squill

 

Certificate U
Poem
Coastal Path
Nature

Comments

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Rhiannon

Yes, a very lovely little word picture of the landscape.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Jean. It was good trying to capture the scenes for memory. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by PoetonaHill on

Lovely little word picture. Gets it just right. I often walk the coastal path at my end. Anywhere between Porthkerry and Southerndown/Ogmore. Cheers

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, for your corroboration! We have holidayed a few years down in north Pembrokeshire by the coastal path, and I've written a few of lovely memlories of sea, sound, flowers, birds …

I grew up in Barry, so knew your area quite well, a lovely coast. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by PoetonaHill on

Lovely little word picture. Gets it just right. I often walk the coastal path at my end. Anywhere between Porthkerry and Southerndown/Ogmore. Cheers

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

see above! Rh

 

Submitted by PoetonaHill on

Lovely little word picture. Gets it just right. I often walk the coastal path at my end. Anywhere between Porthkerry and Southerndown/Ogmore. Cheers

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

see above! save button stuttered?! Rh

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Rhiannon,

I don't know how I missed this beauty of a poem, it reminded me of so many coastal walks taken in the past and was a wonderful invigorating read. Don't need to go out after reading, I'm already revitalized.

Thank you for sharing.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Jenny. These bring back happy memories of the area to me, too! Rhiannon