The Harbour
Pots, coiled ropes, orange, blue
Laid, at the harbor side, waiting
Waiting, for the tide,
An old fishing net, laid on the concrete,
A weathered sunburnt fisherman,
Sitting quietly repairing holes within holes
Birds perching patiently on the harbor wall,
Waiting
In the distance the sun dips towards the horizon
Casting a light over a returning trawler
The birds lift lethargically from
Harbour perch, beat their wings , wheel
Towards an incoming meal ticket
Poem by Nick Strong
This is a great technical shot, Gemma. I love the way every part of the bird is in crisp focus. Well done indeed!
ReplyDeleteLove the photo and poem - that's a great shot of the seagull waiting and watching at the harbour.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot of the seagull and lovely words. I'm afraid of seagulls thought I must say, it's freaking me out a bit!
ReplyDeleteFantastic shot! xx
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely Sunday.
What a great photo.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely the poem with the wonderful capture
ReplyDeleteGreat shot! I'm never patient enough to wait for a bird to get close enough (or the kids chase them off...)
ReplyDelete~Ruth Anne
I don't think I've noticed those little dots on the tail of gull before. Great capture.
ReplyDeleteSuch a great poem to go along with a beautiful photo!
ReplyDeleteLovely poem but I'm not a huge seagull fan but lovely shot xx
ReplyDeleteI love gulls - they are so rude and wild while completing adapting to the invasion of their space by people and buildings. And they love flying so much. I'm always trying to photograph them, but I've never reached this standard
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful photograph
ReplyDeleteLovely poem and a great place to be as a gull.
ReplyDeleteGreat close up detail, he looks huge
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking up
Great photo.
ReplyDeleteEven though i'm not really keen on seagulls myself ha ha
Beautiful poem befitting of a beautiful capture.xx
ReplyDeleteSeagulls always look really blooming horrible and spooky. But a great photo captured of him.
ReplyDeleteI bet he's ready for chip-stealing season! Great photo :)
ReplyDeleteGreat photo Gemma, and I love the poem x
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely photo and a fantastic poem x
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely poem to accompany a great photo of the herring gull.
ReplyDeletebeautiful sharp details there. what a lovely bird s/he is!
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