grey sands

[Delta40]

winter in australia is cold
the beach is cloaked in fog
as the concrete factory
down the road
dredges up the ocean base
I paddle in the dark mist
of melting ice caps
plastic bags
and tonnes of
unrecognizable shell grit

[Jerrybaldy]

Oh the romance :) I think I seen this on an advert for Quantas.
Seriously Delta a bleak picture painted by your beautiful choice of words. The last five lines are fantastic. I keep re-reading them.
Jerry

[Hawkman]

You paint a bitter landscape, D40 grey and tainted, foreshodowing doom. I'm off to buy some water wings and a boat. Dafydd had better get used to the idea of swiming.

Very tight and potent poem. Best, H

[Jerrybaldy]

just wanted to add this is my favourite of your work that I have read so far.

[Delta40]

thank you everyone. I was going to mention the empty beer bottles too but I trust your imaginations to do the work!

[hillwalker]

I also love those final 5 lines - almost a mermaid's lament.

H