Home Again…
(Inspired by Atkinson Grimshaw’s painting, 1877-79)
Industry, smoke and an insistent sea-mist blur Whitby
Beneath a succulent, moonlit sky, its clouds high
And bewitching, its light reflecting a curious amber
Upon the harbour water’s palette, like a seam of gold,
Behind the charred images of masts, nets and rigging of vessels safely moored…
Emotion, reunion and an idyllic passion blur Whitby
Behind a quayside fence, its gate lying awry
And clutching each other, silhouetted by the curious umber,
The fisherman, home again, finds his love to behold,
Their relief, their tears, their vexations released and no longer fearfully stored…
Pete Ray
22nd October 2024…
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