Tuesday 16 March 2021

'THE OLD BOAT': FROM IULIA CARCHELAN'S PAINTING, 'OLD BOAT'...

 THE OLD BOAT…

(from Iulia Carchelan’s painting ‘Old Boat’…)



No turmoil to spoil or foil

The old boat’s progress

As it edges through turquoise,

The wash complementing

Its elegance and poise

And the cherry redness

Evident in its promise of toil…


No crash or lash to dash

The ocean black with stress,

For it lures in tranquil teal,

The sky alternating

Pink and buff to reveal

Wistful gulls, fearless

In their scavenging, rash…


Pete Ray

16th March 2021


This contrasting painting to ‘Old Boat II’, previously written about has that feeling of calm which invades each time I get to the sea…

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.