Vexed And Waiting At Porthgwarra...
(From Walter Langley’s painting…)
Empty fish baskets lean, whilst children dither
Amongst beach boulders and women bother,
As their wait continues with vexed, concerned,
Frowning expressions and barely discerned
Confidence. A shroud of sadness, infinite,
Infuses the scene, an uneasy silence, intimate,
Yet somehow, the brightness beyond the hole in the rocks,
Suggests solace for the families, which the wild ocean mocks…
Pete Ray
14th October 2024…
Porthgwarra’s famous hole in the rocks…
The families await the luggers which will hopefully bring in the day’s catch of fish, ready to be processed…
The anxiety though was always evident in the faces of those who awaited the fishermen’s return…
(Written in Pret, Solihull, whilst drinking an extra-shot flat white…)
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