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Morecambe Bay

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Originally published: 20th February 2020

Image of JMW Turner courtesy of Wikipedia.

This Poem was placed 1st in the "Podium Placing Promise (5)" Poetry Contest sponsored by Brian Strand (Judged 4th February 2021)

A storm during a visit to Morecambe UK became a scene J M W Turner might have painted.

the storm arrived before we left but with shelter in our reach we stopped to watch the shifting sands sidewind across the beach. with turbulent, violent, brush-like strokes of sky and sea and grey, the rain and mist obscured our views of what was morecambe bay. despite the cold, wet monochrome we turned our heads and saw yellows and pinks and light and depth we had never seen before. Morecambe is pronounced: Maw-km

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John Watt

Date: 6/2/2022 10:36:00 AM

Gary, you have artistically painted in words a fitting homage to JW Turner. I love the line "with turbulent, violent, brush-like strokes" to describe both the storm and his painting style. Also loved the *wink wink* "turned our heads". Maybe I am overreaching for a profound metaphor, but I appreciate the idea that we see things we hadn't seen before because of the storm, be it the hope of a rainbow after a rain, or the glorious deep reds and oranges in a sunset after a firestorm. Well done! John

Gary Radice
Date: 6/3/2022 12:09:00 AM

John, thank you for your highly valued visit and comments ..and yes! '..turned our heads' was a wink to Turner himself. :) There is beauty in everything. I often feel things are too rushed today and as a result many only judge what they see on face value and dont take the time - or appear to have the time - to look deeper. I love your idea of hope. That interpretation is as profound as it is brilliant. Thanks again John. Cheers - Gary

Ann Peck

Date: 11/29/2021 9:27:00 AM

What a lovely thing, Gary--to see beauty even a grey, winter storm. Congratulations on your win!

Gary Radice
Date: 11/29/2021 9:49:00 AM

Hi Ann - I'm glad you like it. It's a homage of sorts to the English artist JMW Turner who often painted vast scenes of light and colour with storms at sea. Cheers - Gary

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 1/10/2021 9:50:00 AM

Very fun! A beach changes in a storm! I would love to see that! Congratulations on first place, Gary!

Gary Radice
Date: 1/10/2021 12:33:00 PM

Thank you Kim! :) There's something that draws me to the seaside and particularly one out of season. Cheers - Gary

Line Gauthier

Date: 4/19/2020 9:43:00 PM

Back to revisit - lovely tribute and I particularly love the "brush-like strokes" of the rain.

Gary Radice
Date: 4/30/2020 4:12:00 AM

Thanks once again Line :)

Line Gauthier

Date: 2/22/2020 6:42:00 PM

Lovely poem, Gary.

Gary Radice
Date: 2/23/2020 4:37:00 AM

Thank you Line. There's something about places in winter that draw me to write poems about them.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib

Date: 2/20/2020 9:48:00 PM

Excellent piece! I felt swept up into it. xomo

Gary Radice
Date: 2/21/2020 3:27:00 AM

Thank you for your lovely comments Maureen. I did have another 2 verses but I settled with the old 'less is more' ideology and I'm glad I did.

Arturo Michael

Date: 2/20/2020 2:47:00 PM

Enjoyed this one

Gary Radice
Date: 2/20/2020 2:51:00 PM

Thank you Arturo. A homage to both Morecambe Bay and J M W Turner. I really appreciate you stopping by and reading.