POETRY
Poetry Corner Kirsty Laifa, from Diss, has written this lovely summer poem inspired by the many wonderful holidays spent with her family on the North Norfolk coast. NORTH NORFOLK
Fish and chips ‘a plenty’, ice
Blakeney is bustling with
North Norfolk –
cream and strong mugs of tea
crabbers crowding the wooden quay
oh how I love thee!
Cliff path walks and woody
While others escape on a
Endless seascapes,
rambling trails, linear to the sea
rambling mission
flinty cliffs and sparkling sea
Fishermen’s boats bobbing,
heading to the sea
Timeless vistas,
trawling the early days catch
Children slide, slip and slither
magenta sunrises,
Wind turbines sun-lit on the
in the creek’s glistening mud
a watery canvas unfolds
distant horizon patch
Making slippery wet slides down to the river,
Crisp salt-kissed air, a treasured gem to behold
Shell patterns and sand castles
giggling with a thud
scatter the beach with watery moats Quaint fishing villages and
Grandad sat watching the
Kayaks, dinghies and canoes
coloured crabbing pots
tankers, sea jets and pleasure boats
slip silently out with the tide
Children searching for sea
While dad digs a hole to cover
Time to explore the peaceful
urchins, under seaweed-clad rocks
the kids in a wet sandy grave
estuary, enjoying a watery glide
A special timeless place that
Seashore children dipping
Peaceful lapping of salty sea
never fails to delight
toes – will they venture in and
water and wildlife in the creeks
Memories with our beautiful
be brave?
The sharp sea air fills your lungs and puffs out your sun-
mum in ‘seal searching’ delight Come along to Stiffkey for a
kissed rosy cheeks
Dressed Cromer crab, smoked
muddy creek surprise
prawns and lobster – a
Walk over the marshes gathering
Life is in ‘slow mo’ here on the
smorgasbord delight!
salty samphire supplies
North Norfolk coast
Seagulls whirring above the
Let’s spot an egrit or two at
Simple things based around
erod ding g clliffs, precariious in flight
lovely Morston Quay
nature favoured by the most
The striking Cromer pier juts
Sail off to see the seals up the
Enjoy the nature along this
artistically silhouetted to the sea
winding creek to the sea
most enchanting shore
Families perched along, crab
Making you come back year
nets cast, ‘whooping’ in glee
after year for more and more.
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