through a smoulder gel

In the bay
quick creatures are feeding
I have come to feed graze on the food
chain of beauty wonder
take on fuel for climbing rocks
and singing the sea
it’s that time of year and who are we
to question their oblivion 
they look more than they are I know 
but I must have my fear. 
Old friends are making plans 
counting costs each cent a remove 
from where we were.
I heat like a stone ‘til I’m rising 
like incense the shine of the sun 
on the face of the moon 
is throwing up faces to fashion the tune
hunting words where there is no need 
There’s a storm coming up or 
coming down local knowledge says   
tomorrow but that seems to be 
about sounds like washing on the line
I’m listening to the trees swelling 
with the same sound as the sea
in the wind humming a recharge                    
calling me out there all the themes 
I think I know it takes a song 
and summer storm to pin me down. 
	
High on this other time
8 gulls circle before the storm 
calling each other themselves into 
the mist to shine on a new town 
This is a lull in a glorious spell. 
The Cloud night held the moon 
like a host to a chalice to steal me 
away through then a smoulder gel  
slither in the southward cloud sky 
becomes more lure than hook
a golden moonlight shine spotlight  
more lurid behind the flimsy curtain
of night finding light at night waves. 
Tonight is man unmade the cliffs flash 
off and on and details count me   		            			
outside space and time.
here I wane lyrically and wax somehow
I want to forget to then lose the way and 
can’t think why I’m a man on a rock
I am in love with myself art is elemental 
making a map to remind me how 
to get here when I’m back inside and 
far away the day I keep pining for 
the future I’m driven by the past
my favourite surface is sand.
	
Someone made a question mark of shells
remnants of grand plans lie in sand
holding empty hands
	    whywhy the time went quickly
	             what the seashells saysay 
That’s the one thing about sand
	tomorrow is another bucket 
	                                   and spade.