Seagulls resurface regularly in my beach based poems. As well as representing freedom and holidays, they also recall fond memories of lovely afternoons spent at the great British seaside. A brisk walk on a winter beach in Blighty can revive the most lethargic of moods. This poem was inspired by a windswept wander along a south Devon beach a few winters ago.
Winter Beach
Seagulls on a winter’s beach
The crowds are far away
The light of love within my reach
As windswept tendrils sway
The bracing cold awakens me
My sleepy mind untangles
Oh sea air you’re the make of me
Your tide provides new angles
My shingle polished, here I stand
You’ve worked your deep blue magic
We have our answers close to hand
They don’t lie in our gadgets
I drink in my renewed supply
My heart soft as a peach
The seagulls merrily swoop by
Upon this winter beach
Image : https://badarchaeology.wordpress.com/2012/10/14/is-jesus-buried-in-devon-no-hes-not/
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