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Heart2Heart
Senior Member

since 2009-05-15

Posts 738
Scotland/Norway

0 posted 2009-05-31 02:02 PM

The homecoming

On this bright Sunday morning all is still
The sun burns down upon the old stone quay
Clouds are hardly stirring round the hill
Seagulls bob upon a blue and tranquil sea
Only the ferry boat disturbs the peace
Splashing, ploughing where the breakers cease

I climb the cliffs to watch the little bay
The shimmering waves reflect the morning tide
The gulls have lifted and are crying far away
As sunlight dapples ocean deep and wide
Hillside heather crunches stiff beneath my feet
Brown water stands in pools among the peat

How the islanders loved to see the tall ships pass
When in the long and lingering summer days
They would row out across a sea of glass
Westward to where the sun's last crimson rays
Set all the heavens and sea on fire
Beyond the rocks of Arran and Kintyre

Where yellow gorse and heather open to the light
And creamy shells lie tide-strewn along the shore
Slow surge of waves in the soft summer night
All this they knew, and loved, and know no more
They lived their island lives as best they could
Forgotten now, with regret and gratitude...

Bloodline
Member

since 2009-05-23

Posts 236
Oklahoma

1 posted 2009-05-31 02:31 PM

Heart2Heart,
You've captured the soul
and beauty of their life
in nature and sea,

Bloodline

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

2 posted 2009-05-31 02:53 PM

quote:
When in the long and lingering summer days
They would row out across a sea of glass
Westward to where the sun's last crimson rays
Set all the heavens and sea on fire

You convey beautiful images and intense emotions. Enjoyed this very much!

Love,
Margherita

Shadow Angel
Junior Member

since 2009-05-31

Posts 29
New Zealand

3 posted 2009-05-31 08:17 PM

~ hiya H2H, I'm new here, and new to your poetry

but wow, this reminds me of gorgeous wee movie called The Secret of Roan Inish [I adore that movie]
and the mood you have captured here took me straight back to that place..

you paint with words such a breathtaking scene, soul soothing...with wonderful rhyme and rhythm this is a joy to read out loud...excellent!

*hugs*

Sasha xx

Heart2Heart
Senior Member

since 2009-05-15

Posts 738
Scotland/Norway

4 posted 2009-06-01 02:23 AM

Thank yu Bloodline, yes I do tend to get all sentimental when I write of my ancestors :-)
Heart2Heart

Heart2Heart
Senior Member

since 2009-05-15

Posts 738
Scotland/Norway

5 posted 2009-06-01 02:24 AM

Margherita, thanks so much for your kind comment.
Heart2Heart

Heart2Heart
Senior Member

since 2009-05-15

Posts 738
Scotland/Norway

6 posted 2009-06-01 02:26 AM

Thanks Shadow Angel :-) Not been here so long myself either, only a couple of weeks, so warmest welcomes from a newbie to a newbie:-)
Heart2Heart

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