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Stormy Seas

The sea churns With spun sugar-whipped foaming energy Fixing salt spray on the lips;The gull on the fingers of the windIs held in suspensionAs the waves roll and retreatLike the Tuppenny slot machine of the arcade,Relentlessly mechanical in motion: in and outDrawing the sand from the bed of the sea In a serge of reddishContinue reading “Stormy Seas”

Posted byruthpartridge8th May 202114th April 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:poetry, stormy sea2 Comments on Stormy Seas

The broken shoreline

A walk along the broken shoreline;The ragged waves crash against the rise;Wind and rain drive Near horizontal;The spray is mixed with mist Along the line. The grey sea ever deepens in its movement The sky sinks closer to it still;The noise grinds relentless in the union;Spirits are lifted higher than before.

Posted byruthpartridge14th November 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:Slapton Devon, stormy seaLeave a comment on The broken shoreline

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