@ 06. Apr. 2006. – 18:47:16
there: alone
where the sky is lost
and the cliffs sheer high
where the wind hurls in
stones
some clatter or
flatten grass or
moss
there pressing
flapping
there's a
lee where
rust blisters
and lichens spread
breathless
liver spots
on rotting wood
there
is where
seagulls
die
trolly
thanks, Jess :-)
I'll look out Len Chandler - I was brought up in the 60s with a mix of woodie guthrie, pentangle, love and the incredible string band....
explains a lot!
trolly x
varshakale
Nice.
trolly
thanks, Varsha.
i explained to Jess (who has also left a comment) that this was inspired by hearing a radio interview, yesterday, with a vet talking about bird flu arriving in the UK, (which was confirmed yesterday on a swan). the swan that had died of bird flu had been washed in from the sea, and seagulls had undoubtedly pecked it, and the vet said, 'who only knows where seagulls go to die'. it struck me as incredibly poignant, and i wrote the seagulls piece based on that.
trolly x
I love the poetry as a poet myself - beautiful 
trolly
thanks :-)
trolly x
wendlane
Beautiful
trolly
thanks, Wendlane. i'm writing another short for here, but all i have so far is the title: The Phoenix Tree....
[musing]
[scratches head]
nope...nothing more than that yet...! :-)
trolly x
kinossy
i love to watch seagulls fly....especially while i was in northern ireland.... i love the sea and the sky....this poem is so sad.... you're a great poet cos you evoke feelings. well done!
trolly
many thanks, kinossy, i'm glad there was a connection there for you. where in Ireland were you? i know Belfast, Dublin, Cork....
trolly x
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HELLO TROLLY: Poetry in Motion. Excellant. As Len Chandler, a small Time Folk singer in the 60's used to say: "Keep ON Keepin ON"
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Jess