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THE WATER OF LIFE The Castle a land locked ship sulking in silhouette through a curtain of mist Aspiration thwarted as it pushes forward...

You can meander along the shore along the Bo'ness beach where seashells stop and gather when the tide is out of reach. You'll walk...

Come one day to Blackness on Sea, See Bo’ness Betty by the bar, Walk along the rocky beach, And good luck trying to park your car. With...

Not Tonight POEM Not tonight he scoffed as he picked up and tossed the vessel around Across the top of the waves, rising up and crashing...

An Dubh Nis Blackness castle by the sea Was built in the 15th century An ancient village An dubh nis Sit’s Crichton’s Fort by the Port...

Images Evoked My mind is full of images My eyes have yet to see Evoked as I wander happily on a crisp spring day Through Blackness by the...

A Haiku in Praise of Blackness on Sea O, Blackness on Sea! / Proud Home to The Lobster Pot / and some other stuff

The ship that never sailed Breath in breath out Blackness on sea is what life is all about A windy rush can not crush the ancient castle...

Blackness on Sea On the East Coast Near Edinburgh city There lies a village That looks so pretty People come For a pleasant day Admiring...

Silent vigil Silent she stands Sea salt spraying and slapping her stone sides The ship that never sailed On her never-ending vigil Alone...

Ship to shore With the bow of a ship and Fortress wall's And gallows hidden down below Once a prison and stronghold for ammunition Well...

From One Ness to Blackness From One Ness to Blackness I cross the water from Torryburn, in the Ship That Never Sailed, Blackness Castle...

Daily Strolls As the " Wee Dug" and I wander along the John Muir way, a lasting legacy of a mans insight for wilderness' sake to be had....

Peace and War Poem March is upon us, Spring at last some say, Lighter nights and an end to the cold, dreich blustery day. Out walking by...

A table in the corner for one: As the bell chimes eleven, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month He sits alone in the corner of the...

Blackness On Sea Poem: Blackness On Sea From her ship-shaped castle stroll along That bulk which proudly guards the bay Her walls stand...

The Pot. I wondered, lonely, as a cloud, along the capital river's bank. Hoping the world would find its equilibrium again. As the...