The Road Out Of Newlyn…
(from a painting by Walter Henry Sweet, 1889-1943…)
The stern corner of what is now a road out
Of Newlyn, towards Mousehole’s historic quay
Is portrayed as a gruff, hazy, sunlit and high sea-wall
Of hewn granite stone, an uneven lane, a steep thoroughfare,
An incline alongside dwellings, perched above a capricious
Ocean. The old harbour wall cradles luggers, moored and anxious,
Protected from what stormy days might bring to bear:
Gale, thrashing tide and wild, evil tousling squall.
A palette sky of pallid hues hovers changeable above a creeping sea
Its progress tamed by the lichen-strewn fortress, impressively stout…
Pete Ray
12th October 2024…
Walked up that hill so many times over recent years when staying in Mousehole...
Love Newlyn's individualism...
ON THE OLD HARBOUR WALL, WHICH FEATURED SO OFTEN IN WALTER LANGLEY'S PAINTINGS FROM THE NEWLYN SCHOOL...
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