2024, July 24

The Sketchbook

The Sketchbook (Inspired from a conversation with the artist Marc Brown, Southwold June 2024)Beach huts with perfect gables lift their heads to the cumulus. Colour of sand sediment, a breath inhaled and exhaled,black rocks a solid defense. An artist sits and watches as the sea waves over a swimmer’s brushstrokes in blue deep,deep blue, picking… Continue reading The Sketchbook

2024, June 24

Strawberries and Cream

Our clocks unwind the seconds, days, months of friendship years when heels hallmarked slender pavements, sundae cherry lips. Now, slate hair is burnished to silver. Twilight: mirror blue sky arcs the horizon, a filigree of cream marshmallows to catch the sun. We left our cottage-nest, teapot, teal cushions, soft featherings for middle-aged bones. Wildflowers nod… Continue reading Strawberries and Cream