The Hard Comments

Small error please here the word INTACT must be with a T. Thank you. This inviting poem aouit the sea and duse and all about sea and surrounding views, true entertaining poem.

2) Thank you so much for sharing this.5 Stars Full. Best wishes from Sylvia Frances Chan in The Netherlands

1) Dear Simon, congratulations being chosen as The Modern Poem Of The Day by Poem Hunter and Team, a very impressive poem about the sea, the shipwreck that is still intac. I have read this gorgeous poem with much joy and attention.

Nicely thought. I liked the poem, thanks for sharing it.

Really an insightful creation nicely crafted with clarity of thought and mind.

learning in class, fallen asleep twice, no hard feelings

Stranger, the ticket you bought for a pound stays locked in the car, like a butterfly trapped under glass; stamped with the time, it tells us how taken you are, how carried away by now, how deep and how far. a very good poem. tony

Making the ordinary extraordinary, works better out loud nice poem

stamped with the time, it tells us how taken you are, how carried away by now, how deep and how far. a fine poem indeed. tony

The vast, weather-washed, cornerless state of our mind begins on the Hard; the Crown lays claim to the shore.. a very fine poem dear poet. tony

I like the staring eyeballs of the bird-hides. Mister Armitage, you thought of everything!

I defer to Glen and Martin's illuminating comments below. Their examination of this poem yields well-thought out ideas

I wondered where this was going till the last four lines. The ticket in the locked car like a butterfly under glass is a cool image. And the last two lines... ah! I see. -GK

The bay by the dam-wall! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

Simon, such a great modern poem of the day... big congrats...10++++++

You have the eye of the poet that sees the ticket in the car and the world shifts and another eye opens..... This is my kind of poetry.