High on hilly plateau
nestled in sheep fields
wind ruffled lonely lake
unexpected broken boat
pulled up onto
sheep stained rocks
bright paint splinters
blue into chilly green waters
aground amongst sheep
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Small Cornish harbour end of day
Tacking in from a choppy sea
Call the Master for a berth
Tie up, safe home
Steering through the Channel lanes
Ferries slam past, container vessels loom
Into Cherbourg calling with school French
Master chuckles, welcomes us in
Sliding slantwise into Plymouth
Fighting the wind all the way
Naval Frigate spinturns to miss us
Master reproachful to us each
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We are visiting Southhampton (a busy port) today, so I thought I’d share this once more.
I’ve been playing with acrylics, rather than my usual watercolours. I paint with a friend, and she is much more comfortable using acrylics.
Swaying bobbing we peer through the hull
Eagle Rays swish beneath us chasing the unknown
Light glints on a startled shoal sashaying across the rocks
Gas bubbles up from volcanic clefts
Crabs glance sideways, looking for the main chance
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A boat abanadoded in an inlet near Helsinki, sketeched in watercolours on our trip last year:
Re-starting my Monday watercolours…….
This is a traditional Azorean whaling boat, which I saw sailing in a regatta at Horta Sea Week in 2015.
As well as writing poetry, I also paint in watercolour. My son has suggested that I share some of my paintings on this blog, so on Mondays for the next few weeks, that is what I shall do…
Today’s painting is a lonely boat:
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