Bird Sea
breaks in the daylight sketch of handling the mental wear
as the hedgerow balances between a robin and a wren
how they swing their tongues gathering vibrations with a
meady lilt as we drop scarf or hat walking toward the wood
up its brambled banks between the rising bluebell fronds and ivy
in the sculpted shade specked with droppings and hope inside the green
distantly the droning docks still carbonise but who would stop the storm
grey navy commanding stevedores welding beneath crane and pump
the carpark plateau its castle virtue the vacated wave and sliding pool
the easterly and its sacrifice for lent forego the we do nothings
the sun seeks its bed below the cliff edge sea and field’s
short pasture grass whose blades casts shadows longer than the hill
we are walking to this smile crack dusk a place redeeming
souvenirs of what future holds cradling some had been child
who dances with the words it says as a spark at moonlight
rises crescenting there in the venus flickering to its halo
a chip of tooth confirms its age and asks permission to escape
beyond imagination’s fence just as a squirrel darts from grey
to autumn red surprised we stopped just then listening to the birds
competing with the other sounds making wind and stormy sea
macd
the poetry point press 
macd
Love this atmospheric, beautifully descriptive, poem reminiscent of coast nearby at Portishead ; great trip there whilst in lockdown ! love to be in touch as myself Judy and Husband Pete are open mic participators in our area .
We are virtual gigging on line , we are amateurs ,retired and we were starting a group in home town Nailsea on Weds of lockdown looming. so unfortunately never happened may do virtual group eventually
Just heard your no- radio broadcast , my day off ,great ,brilliant fun ,
hi judith, good to hear from you, yes the birds and sea are from around here – on the coast near the mouth of the Helford river. and the poem is inspired by coast walks around Falmouth’s headland and dock area. Glad to hear you’re making things happen up in Nailsea and Portishead, if you have anything coming up let me know and I’ll try to get it into The Poetry Point posts xmac
Thanks for your interest ,our virtual open mic is open and live tommorrow at 19 15 sign up and starts at 1930 5 min slots unless overwhelming response !!!! Two hours with 10 min break
Go to Fbook Mixed Spice@65 -will try to send link