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Holidays to Wales II

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Walking in a waking dream
Our footprints led all the way down
From the edge of the caravan
Onto the pier about half a mile away
Like a long lease
In a symmetry of shadows 
Just past sunset
 
Watching the waves 
Trimming their flow in the air
Over the tip of the moon
Before holding their breath
Half stroke before poking through  
A imaginary broken window
And crashing back to the ground
 
Laced in broken crystals 
Hinged wide open 
Smeared in a lace of slight mist 
Shifting away from the past
And in a chattering future
Underneath clocks of stone 
And memories of first love 
Met on a sullen beach in Wales
 
In kiss that seemed that lasted
Over a decade  
Floating in imaginary theatres 
In a flotilla of paper boats 
Dim in a reflective gaze
Leaving us both breath-taken
Becoming the other in translation.
 
 
 
 
 

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Andy N

Tue 23rd Aug 2016 12:54

thanks Nigel and Martin.

i wrote for that another night on the theme of holidays.

grew up a lot in Wales on holidays so was a clear theme.

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Nigel Astell

Mon 22nd Aug 2016 15:20

That kiss will float on that paper boat laced in broken crystals forever.

GauravK

Mon 22nd Aug 2016 09:26

Oh, what a wonderful poem, The kids really can make such wonderful things if they are just given a nice opportunity. The kids should be involved in many of the different activities. You can find many such activities on http://www.kidsfront.com/.

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Martin Elder

Sat 20th Aug 2016 23:27

Another good one here Andy. I love Wales, such a wonderful place with some marvellous coastline.

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