Sail You On

 
 

Explanations

 

  1. Sail You On. An imaginary tale in the style of a sea shanty. 
  2. A Country Fair. Some observations from attending the Sotterley (in Suffolk) Country Fair set to the tune of Come to The Fair.
  3. A Hagstone. Just some of the different superstitions attached to the pebbles with holes through them. They have a variety of names in different parts of this and other countries.
  4. A Walk on Southwold Beach. A romantic winter walk on this Suffolk beach.
  5. After First Light. An old man watching the end of First Light celebrations in Lowestoft, Suffolk.
  6. When Banksy Came To Town. These were the main four in Lowestoft, a cause of great local excitement!
  7. Benjamin “Buskey” Tripp. In honour of an actual person.
  8. Covehithe. A sometimes quiet beach in Suffolk. Given to erosion by the sea.
  9. Somerleyton’s Craft. There is reconstruction of Sir Christopher’s workshop in the Lowestoft Maritime Museum.
  10. Latitude. A festival well worth a visit!
  11. Shapes of Beccles Past. In October 2022 a ‘Shadows of Past’ Exhibition was presented at St Michael’s Church, Beccles, Suffolk honouring previous residents (now deceased).
  12. Sing a Song Of Suffolk. Just a few lines in honour of Suffolk.
  13. Three Jolly Sailors. Connecting a public house that overlooks the sea off Lowestoft where oil tankers have been seen to moor. Probably unlikely in reality!
  14. Waiting For Snape. Written during lockdown.
  15. Walber the Walberswick Crab. A crab’s eye view of the crabbing, one of the things for which Walberswick, Suffolk, is known.
  16. We Wait For The Light. Sitting in Holy Trinity Church, Barsham. Suffolk waiting for a man created phenomenon that is sometimes witnessed in the Spring and the Autumn Equinox. A technical poetical point; each line has thirteen syllables and the poem is thirteen lines long.
  17. Welcome To Our House. About a large house run by the Emmaus Charity, providing shelter and work for otherwise homeless people.
  18. The Guava Plaque 31/01/23. A dedication ceremony for a Plaque in honour of those lost in the Guava Fishing Vessel, seventy years before. There is also a plaque commemorating the loss of The Reclaim twenty-five years earlier.