Today we went to North Berwick and walked along the beach. We had excellent views of the Bass Rock, covered in gannets. There were also a lot of gannets closer to the shore and a fair number of eider ducks too. Hopefully there will be a longer poem soon, but for now there's this:
Gannets
White cross-shaped bird
wings ink-tipped
stark against the shimmering foil
of sunlit sea.
wings ink-tipped
stark against the shimmering foil
of sunlit sea.
North Berwick is a special place and your words paint it eloquently.
ReplyDeleteHI there - thanks for all your comments. Thanks for sharing 'Return to Natur' with us, Numptie, I enjoyed that.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit I'd never thought of Eider ducks as Nike trainers before - interesting comparison there, amy!