Tuesday 14 August 2012

The Silent Sentinels at Folly Point

They stand like silent sentinels 
guarding the shore at low tide



Like the shells of a giant insect
Discarded at a moment's notice for a midnight swim.



Upright and proud
and braced in iron against the wind


The little dinghies of Folly Point have a new home. 


They are tidier now.
But I far prefer they way they used to 
prop up the trees and idle around with gay abandon

Do we have to clean up everything?


© 2012 Francesca Muir and iPhone

4 comments:

  1. Boats are not kept that way around here! Funny to see other methods, even if the way of life seems quite the same.

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  2. ...A great subject beautifully photographed Francesca.
    Costas

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  3. That last shot is gorgeous, for the boats and the threatening skies in the distant. The boats are arranged as one would park a bike... how interesting!

    Bises,
    Genie

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  4. I think I must agree with you. Not everything has to be so tidy!! Leaning against the trees sounds like my kind of composition.
    V

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