Parade Hill, Then & Now...
(Mousehole, Cornwall...)
The leaning pipe-smoking seafarer passes some time by
Conversing with a fellow on a rough hewn lane, who might
Have returned from a fishing trip, kitbag in hand,
Outside a stone cottage, close to Mousehole’s north
Harbour wall. Luggers at anchor tarry before the island, grey
Like charcoal on a dank erstwhile day in Mount’s Bay…
The streetlight, seasonal lanterns and a moody sunrise sky
Peer down at yellow lines upon a modern paved lane, alight
With reflections, leading to the quay, historic and grand.
The Mousehole, a craft shop above a car-park glares along North
Cliff towards Fore Street but although no boats lie moored in the bay,
A gleaming, silver tide ripples beneath a dull sky of warning grey…
Pete Ray
26th December 2024…
I took a quick image of Parade Hill, Mousehole as it turns into the street called North Cliff, early in the morning of 20th December 2024, as I left the village to drive home to Solihull.
I wanted to compare an old image of the view to how it looks now…
I prefer the old.
No surprise there…
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