Untamed.
Shot through with wild beauty here
a nearly-island cossets its freedom.
Sun coats all seasons inviting the hardy
or weak to try
May in December and June in March.
Three sided by water a walk
round headlands breathing in drama
cannot be bettered.
Tide running low or storm
exploding this coastline lends magic
to each adventure.
Remote enough to cause
near claustrophobia to those prone,
clifftop allure whispers
to but few as granite tilts doom
over fearful drops
and night has no neon only a moon.
Seawards and changing her nature
surprises with blue-grey
performance and wind-torn horizon
awes even the bravest.
Mesmeric the ancient beauty and call
to modernist visitors
is this untamed inland and shore
Who dares test Cornish alchemy will
feel its seduction and
must taste its wild fare the more.