Remoteness Day and Night

Cherry

By Rhiannonw

Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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9 comments
 

High above Rhossili beach*
– dramatic, wide expanse of sand,
then back, low level, round the point
– Worms’ Head cut off, by high tide’s reach.

Back “home”, a sudden squall of rain;
relaxing now our roam complete,
but later look outside and see
the sky has cleared of clouds again.

– And oh, those stars here shine so bright,
far from the nearest city glow
– illumination that obscures
the dazzle of the jewelled night.

* The far end of the Gower peninsula

[IP: after the rain]

I did do something more directly on 'After the rain' some time ago, which was appreciated, but don’t really want to repost, so if anyone is interested the link is
https://www.abctales.com/story/rhiannonw/evening-light-after-rain

 

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Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)
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Comments

Submitted by Parson Thru on

A lovely part of the world, Rhiannon. It would be nice to see the stars.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Yes, it is lovely, and it was such a pleasure to see bright stars. Even where we live the town lights obscure a lot. Thanks for the comment. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

"relaxing now our roam complete" brings to mind suddenly being out of the wind, warm but finding a room is too small when your head is full of sky

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, interesting comment, Di. As you say, it is good to be back 'home' relaxing, but also seeing the stars, brings to mind the vastness of our universe. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I'd love to hear this one read out loud Rhiannon, it stirs the imagination like poets of old who write of their trips to wild and quiet places.

Love the photo too.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Jenny. A reminder that even visiting the places close to us can be an adventure of exploration and noticing. But the brightness of stars has to be seen best from somewhere a bit more remote from our town lights. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

I feel envious reading this, to be in such a beautiful place makes every part of nature so much more interesting but your writing brings it all to life Rhiannon. 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Jane. You must have had some lovely experiences in Elan. The trouble is that often when we are in the more remote places where the stars would be clear of night-light pollution, the skies are cloud covered!  It was only the one night of our week at Gower that we had this wonderful clear sky! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you for the cherries. Rhiannon