As we walk the Amble coast,
Y’ hear the murmurs of sea-bound ghosts,
Who lost their lives in northern seas,
Setting sail on fisheries.
Who cast their nets for one last time,
And now they haunt the mass of brine,
On boats said made of smokes and wisps,
Make warning to the passing ships,
To scare them off the jagged bay,
And see yon sailers make their way,
The amblers they call the souls of sort,
Who see the boats now safe to port.
This is my A poem for the A to Z challenge.
http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com
My A-Z is based on Northumberland, and the myths and monsters that lurk within. All the poems kind of lead onto one another so I do suggest you read the one before or the beginning of the Stories of the Northlands. The idea of Amblers comes from Amble, a fishing town in the North East of England, and the word rambling. I loved the idea of a the ghosts of fishermen lost at sea.
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Beautiful writing! I’m looking forward to the rest of the series. 🙂
Thankyou! Muchly! I’m looking forward to writing the rest! 🙂 only have my first week wrote up til now and notes on the rest.
Wonderful. Poetry is the one form of writing I have always enjoyed but felt was too far out of my reach to do. No worries though. I can enjoy the work of others.
Looking forward to seeing what you do all month.
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Tim Brannan
The Other Side and The Witch
Red Sonja: She-Devil with a Sword
The Freedom of Nonbelief
I wouldn’t class myself as a typical poet and don’t stick to strict rhyming forms, but it’s something I enjoy. I write mindmaps on the theme of my poem, get into atmosphere and think if rhyming couplets. I guess it works for me. I hope you will keep reading.
Looking forward to strolling around the myths of Geordie land heehee. I can write Geordie because up until now I haven’t been able to leave a comment on one persons blog post. Let us see if irony is watching over my shoulder!
I’m so surprised at how well my challenge is being received! I hope yours is going well too! I’m going through the sign up list and looking at everyones blog who views mine too! I’m loving it!
I’m back 🙂
To be honest I took a risk with the first one: quite ambiguous. A lot of views, only one comment. Hope they come back to read the rest! Where do you find the sign up list?
http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/p/2012-to-z-challenge-sign-up-list.html?m=1
I try to read at least 10 a day. Everyone seems to visit and comment back if you comment on theirs. There’s alot which aren’t my type of thing and tend to only comment if I have something to say.
I like that poem! I’ve always wanted to try my hand at poetry but it doesn’t come naturally to me.
KC @ The Occasional Adventures of a Hermit & Oh Frog It
Thankyou! I write poems in an old fashioned way, I write mind maps. I then find relevant rhyming couplets and then work on building sentences. I love writing in rhymes.
Very nicely done!
Thankyou! I hope you will come back and read some more of my alphabet.
Oh this is fabulous – love the idea of those fishermen out there forever, watching others make it home safely. What a great start to the A to Z Challenge – look forward to reading the rest of your posts. x
Thankyou! See you throughout the challenge 🙂
I love this theme! Beautiful poem!
Connie
I’m visiting from the A to Z Blog Challenge
Peanut Butter and Whine
Thanks! And thanks for visiting my challenge
Hello! Beautiful imagery here. I like your theme for the Challenge!
Happy A to Z-ing! from Laura Marcella @ Wavy Lines
Thankyou! I’ve had this theme in mind for a while now.