Mousehole Lanterns…
Helplessly hanging, shivered by the whims of a sea breeze,
Mousehole’s lanterns, like limb-less dancers swayed,
Daubing their pallid reflections onto the sea’s
Creeping tide. Though skewered by restraints, their seasonal hues were displayed…
A vibrancy, a durability,
A jollity, a potency,
As haplessly they hung, wavered by their own fallibility
And controlled by the ocean wind’s rugged intimacy…
Pete Ray
12th December 2022
The first showing at 5pm of Mousehole’s harbour lanterns and just a few other metal frames containing lights…
More displays will join the throng as the week progresses but the lanterns, viewed from the apartment above 2 Fore Street’s restaurant, looked helpless in the breeze, as they wobbled back and forth…
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