Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Little England beyond Wales (Pembrokeshire)

Little England

Neither visitors
Nor local inhabitants
Have strong Welsh accents

Picturesque

The boatsman curses
And pulls at the mooring rope:
Tourists think it quaint

Hyperlocality

Local produce makes
Local food for non-local
Consumers with cash

Porthgain sunset

Oystercatchers strut
The harbour mud, the works now
Idle and silent
.

Herding

The collie listens
For ancient commands: "Away"
"Come by" and "Lie down"

Leaving

The Irish ferry
Dips below the horizon
Headed for Rosslare

10/8/10

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