Poem:When I look down toward the beach, Image Gallery from the Irish coast.
Images Of the Coast at Allihies, County Cork, Ireland
Irish Landscape photography : Nigel Borrington
Poem from the Irish coast line.
When I look down toward the beach,
the distant pier seems to stride
forward from the shining sea.
I like to look beyond,
to the bands of turquoise and blue,
an ocean painted in bold,
abandoned strokes.
.
Why are we drawn to the waves?
Those elemental rhythms,
sounds and colours
of a primary world,
where sparse pointillist spots
busy themselves on
yellow-ochre sands.
.
Some days the morning
unfolds through mists,
groynes spacing out
the distances along the strand,
until a final fade-out,
well before the sea
can meet the sky.
.
Overhead, pterodactyl shapes
patrol against fresh patches
of blue. As I approach,
the blurred semblances
of buildings appear, rectangles
feathered violet or grey,
as if stepping off the cliff.
Images of Allihies : Nigel Borrington
Nigel Borrington 
I’ve said it many times before Nigel, you have a truly beautiful country. Wonderful images and poem 🙂
December 3, 2013 at 12:34 pm
Hello Norma 🙂
Thank you 🙂 🙂 🙂
Very pleased you enjoyed so much and commented 🙂 🙂 🙂
December 3, 2013 at 4:18 pm
Oh Nigel! I have not been online or even wishing to be since my young pal died on Friday. However just by chance I was going through my reader and I find your photograph featuring my favourite place in the world. I can’t tell you how it made me feel. I always find allihies such an amazing place. It is as if time has stood still there and I always feel such a tiny part of the universe.
It feels very apt to feel like that today. We are all just spending a moment in time here.
December 3, 2013 at 4:15 pm
Tric !!!
I am very sorry to hear that OMG …. xxxxx
I hope your OK ??? That is very sad !!!!
That must be a very hard few weeks to live through and beyond !
All the best wishes for your friends supporters/family and yourself !
Thank you for such great comments about the post!
xxxxx
December 3, 2013 at 5:26 pm
“where sparse pointillist spots busy themselves…” Heh. Love that. Gorgeous shots.
December 5, 2013 at 2:27 pm
Hello Elen 🙂
I just love this Poem 🙂 🙂 🙂 !!! thank you !
December 6, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Beautiful images and words.
December 6, 2013 at 8:24 am
Hello Anne and Monty 🙂
Thank you , very please you enjoyed the post 🙂
December 7, 2013 at 11:27 pm