I read a few of Gail’s poems in a hard copy , print edition. I like poems to create images in my mind so I was surprised to find that online the poems were accompanied by illustrations which are works of art in their own right. Working backwards from the words I tried to see connections and assume that the use of the lovely frog hinted at a sense of metamorphosis which came across in New Beginnings.
The waddling duck brought Wait For Me Mum to life , whilst the recognisable impression of Mexborough railway station perfectly complemented Mexborough Now and Then.
It was the exquisite image accompanying A Bridge Too Far which made me reread the poem to see that I had misinterpreted it. I thought it referred to the long lost Mexborough Ferry. The ethereal picture of the bearded man on the bridge set me thinking about all sorts of crossings and seems to imply we should stop and ponder the nature of our journey from one side to the other and the nature of the flowing stream below us.
I read a few of Gail’s poems in a hard copy , print edition. I like poems to create images in my mind so I was surprised to find that online the poems were accompanied by illustrations which are works of art in their own right. Working backwards from the words I tried to see connections and assume that the use of the lovely frog hinted at a sense of metamorphosis which came across in New Beginnings.
The waddling duck brought Wait For Me Mum to life , whilst the recognisable impression of Mexborough railway station perfectly complemented Mexborough Now and Then.
It was the exquisite image accompanying A Bridge Too Far which made me reread the poem to see that I had misinterpreted it. I thought it referred to the long lost Mexborough Ferry. The ethereal picture of the bearded man on the bridge set me thinking about all sorts of crossings and seems to imply we should stop and ponder the nature of our journey from one side to the other and the nature of the flowing stream below us.
What lovely poems especially the Mothers day one
Your paintings are beautiful too. I want to adopt the duck
Also would love to pop in and visit Monsieur Claude
and stand on the bridge with him
and admire their gorgeous waterlilies, Utter heaven.
Thank you so much for sharing