Hi Damian. Really enjoyed this poem. The atmosphere of the sea and the way it blends with life really stayed with me. The part about Cemetery Bay especially caught my attention. It reminded me of something from when I was in my thirties. I was surfing at Tsurigasaki Beach in Japan, which later became the surfing venue for the Tokyo Olympics. One time a dolphin passed right under my board, but I thought it was a shark and it scared the hell out of me. Looking back now it’s funny, but at the time I was seriously terrified. The ocean is beautiful, but it also has that little sense of danger sometimes, and I felt something like that in your poem too.
Another excellent curation, Damian. You've clearly grouped these around a quiet thread - a shared denominator. A collection like this asks to be sat with, revisited. So that's what I did. Smashing work.
A beautiful collection of watery poems. I particularly liked 'Love trips you up' and 'Stormbound'. Water can convey so many emotions.
Thank-you Simon. I can’t wait to read more of your stories.
Thank you, Damian. I look forward to reading more from you, also.
Really great poems! They work well together.
Hi Damian. Really enjoyed this poem. The atmosphere of the sea and the way it blends with life really stayed with me. The part about Cemetery Bay especially caught my attention. It reminded me of something from when I was in my thirties. I was surfing at Tsurigasaki Beach in Japan, which later became the surfing venue for the Tokyo Olympics. One time a dolphin passed right under my board, but I thought it was a shark and it scared the hell out of me. Looking back now it’s funny, but at the time I was seriously terrified. The ocean is beautiful, but it also has that little sense of danger sometimes, and I felt something like that in your poem too.
Another excellent curation, Damian. You've clearly grouped these around a quiet thread - a shared denominator. A collection like this asks to be sat with, revisited. So that's what I did. Smashing work.
That umbrella of kindness, oh no... Something about that one little image felt so safe and dear...