Fay Slimm.

Encroachment

 

 

Encroachment.

 

Before the lunge of rampaging

breakers terror sits sweating 

on dwellers crouching in houses

close to high cliffs.

 

Against the scream of outraging 

forces stand stalwart cattle

as storm batters pastures where

lambing ewes cringe. 

 

Harsh the challenge to coastal line

farming as by fiercely whipping   

efforts to halt ocean-encroachment

wind always wins.

 

No labour can cage land-sliding

reshapes by nature\'s elements

when incessantly riled with greedy

over-mined rape.