One of our group on Saturday’s discovery walk was Des Ney. Des volunteers for the project and his love for the coast, and his knowledge of it, was evident to me as we all explored together. He is inspired by the landscape of the dunes and is so right when he says, “even travelling a short distance can lead to the discovery of new things that evoke different emotions and ideas”. It is clear that Des’s connection with the coast is then conveyed in his poetry, and to me that is what poetry is for - to capture our experiences, whether they move us, mystify us, amuse us, or delight us.
A big thank you to Des for sharing his poems from the walk so that you can read them here . . .
Thanks for sharing your poems Des. I liked the humour in "Tadpoles"...they really did look like manic apostrophes 😅. I can feel like that myself sometimes too. I liked how in "Walking through Sea Buckthorn"you suggest that Nature's pleasures aren't always soft and cuddly but even so can give us such joy.
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