Another South West Coastal Path Miracle

Neville

Another South West Coastal Path Miracle

 

Was it some bizarre coincidence perhaps

he happened to stumble upon those

same tiny blue flowers, three days in a row

You surely know the ones I mean, yes those

that always seem to grow

so damn close to the edge like that ..

 Well it was there, he recalled she sometimes wore

those same blue flowers in her hair

and in that moment, he just knew he had to go on

So he picked himself up and brushed himself down

making sure to get rid of the dust from

his old canvass shoes and the green corduroy jacket

Yes, the same one she bought him all those years ago

then had a good look around, and low and behold,

there beside the empty shells of discarded plovers eggs

In a tiny scraped hollow, somewhere high on the coastal path

close to where they once loved and lived ..

He found the missing half of her old broken gold cross ..

 

 

 

 

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 24th, 2022 04:20
  • Comment from author about the poem: They do still happen .................................... :)
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  • Users favorite of this poem: L. B. Mek
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  • Michael Edwards

    This is so so good - inspired - hope you are well.

    • Neville



      Thank you Michael, I am not too bad, just one or two little niggles .. Hope you are my friend .. N

    • Doggerel Dave

      An enigma of a write, Nev, rich in small detail. But had this one ended well?

      • Neville



        Thank you Dave, this is one of those I have held back on posting for some considerable time mainly because I didn't like it that much ................. Neville

        • Doggerel Dave

          Cheers Nev - but I realise my question was silly; when is any end 'well' or good....?

        • Fay Slimm.

          A captivating few moments with scenic setting for the male character to emerge as the one left of a much missed partnership and his heart-touching find - -- such a moving read Nev -- this little opener holds the atmosphere of a novel if ever I saw one. Brilliant writing...................x

          • Neville



            Maybe ..................... in the meantime, thanks for sowing the seed Fay ....................... x

          • dusk arising

            And he knew then that he should push it over the edge of the cliff like the rest of her all those years ago..... such fond memories.

            • Neville



              I just knew that was coming ................ and knew that it was coming from you DA 🙂

            • ProfessionalPaperDigester

              People come, and then they go, whether it was by choice or by nature. Even those you care about most cant stay, but they can last eternally inside you.

              • Neville



                Write on PPD ................... you are a credit to your profession ............................... and I thank you for it ................................ Neville 🙂

              • L. B. Mek

                (for me its Sunflower's
                and a faded, yellow hair clip...)
                reading these words
                took me to a place within myself
                I try to say clear of
                but this is why, the best Art
                is that
                which has a cathartic effect on us
                forcing us to deal, with all that we repress
                and try to avoid...
                (a great write!
                thank you, dear Poet)

                • Neville



                  You are welcome here any time .. I am correspondingly always grateful Mek .............. N

                  • L. B. Mek

                    makes two of us my friend

                  • Christina8

                    Love the imagery, getting me out of the winter scene I have here. Wonderful wonderful write!

                    • Neville


                      I can only imagine what its like over there .. although I have been to Canada before .. bless you Christina 8 ............... N

                    • orchidee

                      Good write N.
                      Tiny blue flowers - you seen them four leaf clovers?! I not found one yet! lol.

                      • Neville


                        I found one twice .. thanks for reminding me and for popping in M

                      • Rozina

                        Very moving poem. Thank you for sharing this memory.

                        • Neville



                          thanks to you Roz for finding time to share it with me .. N

                        • Goldfinch60

                          Very moving words Neville very well written.

                          Andy

                          • Neville



                            Thanks GF60 ... Neville



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