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Barnhill Bay
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Barnhill Bay |
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Pete_W Member Posts 185 Scotland (UK) |
Barnhill Bay. The day dips down, a dwindling bowl of rose-mauve sky below a headland ebbing in a mirror sea. Each ripple rushes to an echo in the bay, gulls face westward and a solitary robin draws the shadow of my pen. Two-toed tracks of a doe and her fawn trace eastward over tide-fresh sand, past the shallow dock, long disused, its vanished boat, the wake of whispered prayers offered every evening by the abbey’s gable end. Overhead translucent yellow fingered leaves linger luminous in dying light, beyond their fraying hands the gathered cloud, an imminence of rain, slim hope for open skies and stars. March 2016 |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
This is such a beautiful poetic painting. There is a quiet peace and serenity that transcends through these blue pages. Very well done, Pete... |
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Cari Member Posts 411 Englnand |
If you’re looking for escape from the rat race and far away from the Madding Crowd then you could do worse then to settle for Barnhill Bay. Not sure if the house where Orwell wrote ‘84’ is still available there but that would add interest. We had a holiday with the kids on the edge of Loch Shiel though that’s in the Western Isles. A very good poem on the beauty of seclusion, the sea and open landscapes. Cari. |
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jjote Senior Member
since 2002-12-25
Posts 1088Ontario, Canada |
lovely images I can'teven get a fill of them, it's as if my cup is brimming over the rim..I don't know where this place is, but I can imagine its utter tranquility. enjoyed. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Kickass poetry, my man! ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Pete_W Member Posts 185 Scotland (UK) |
Thanks for the kind comments. Barnhill Bay is quite close to Aberdour, opposite the Isle of Inchcolm, where the ruined abbey is, and beyond that over the Forth are the lights of Edinburgh. Pete |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
enjoyed reading this...james |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
delicious painting with nature company and subtle colors, enjoyed yann |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
I just read and saw within my mind a beautiful View of nature, Thank you,Pete-W Jo Perry |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Pete Thank you for this beautiful visual. I enjoyed it very much Best to you ,JO |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
A pleasantry of visuals all around each verse. Nice write, Pete_W. JL  Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself. |
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Ari Squire Member Posts 488 In The Phallus Lane |
I'm so into agreement on the visuals in your poem Pete, and the delicate manner in which you write them. This line in particular struck a chord for me: quote: You're a talented poet Pete. More feelings and fewer words please |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
I so enjoyed the serenity of the lapping waves, the settling of dusk, and the slight breeze to catch the wing of the company you keep. |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Ah, good tale, well written and felt...much enjoyed, j. |
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