The Stand-Off…
(from Gill Jansen’s painting about Falmouth…)
The fisherman barely notices the raucous gulls
Encircling his vessel, no doubt screaming
Hunger pangs at him, as the boat’s red hull
Lists in deference to the poppies, leaning
And bowing their striking heads, gleaming…
Hands deep in pockets, the Skipper stares in thrall,
Regarding his stranded dog upon the sand,
Wondering why it needs a beach-hut at all
And why it tarries, patiently, making a stand,
Inexplicably and stubbornly marooned upon the land…
Pete Ray
7th September 2020
Really fine image by the artist…
The dog looks like it is in a stand-off with its fisherman owner, as if it has just changed out of its woollen bathing costume in one of the gaily coloured huts…
The black-backed gull has replaced the dog on the boat, it seems…
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