Fay Slimm.

Blackrock

 

 

Blackrock.

 

Fiercesomely gaunt like some surprised

mammoth it rises

out of the ocean\'s lash.

Time-blackened by relentless breakers

its great salined form rears 

the caveat that hidden granite permits

no answering back.

Vessels with caution steer clear in fear 
of wrecking against
Blackrock\'s open maw when storms hit 
and ships float too near.

Many before have suffered attack but
none more tragic
than fisherman Jack\'s tug as it pulled 
a capsizing pleasure-boat
away from death then split by rock lost 
all hands on tug-deck and
the one filled with holiday passengers.

Never before  sounded such wailing
for with no survivors
and within sight of land that soaring
leviathan had gorged 
then spat out before daylight every

wave-lashed corpse.

Just as a reminder Blackrock at each 
tide shows its formidable
jaws for a while as invincible signals

of sea\'s dire warning.