Tony Frobisher
Lost. By Sea.
Lost. By Sea. The beaches are deserted. Autumn spikes the air with The threat of frost. Fog gathers and the Waves spill, listless, yet...
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Tony Frobisher
Sep 22, 20231 min
Storm Concerts at the Bandstand
Storm Concerts at the Bandstand Storm Concerto along A deserted seafront. Lashed by winter waves Which crash high tide Against the...
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Tony Frobisher
Sep 21, 20231 min
At Sunrise
At Sunrise I am drawn by the new light, Flickering with hope, Absorbed in the first rays. The horizon streaked with possibility And the...
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Tony Frobisher
Sep 21, 20232 min
The Sounds of Sea Fret
The Sounds of Sea Fret Grey wave spume, An iciness in the wind. A distant ship passing in a slow blur. Hesitant, uncertain in the...
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Tony Frobisher
Sep 21, 20231 min
Below
Below I glimpsed the sun, Blurred and mottled, Rhythm swayed by Gentling waves. Mercury and amber flashed And surface kissed. I heard the...
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Tony Frobisher
Sep 21, 20231 min
Sea-Healing
Sea-Healing A silent beach. The night lull, The wind stilled. The pebbles are cold underfoot The sand not yet revealed, Waiting for the...
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Tony Frobisher
Sep 19, 20231 min
Sea-Storms of the Soul
Sea-Storms of the Soul Where the waves break, Then swallow me whole. As shingle scrapes To crush my bones. Where the currents run, Then...
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Tony Frobisher
May 6, 20231 min
We Walked
We Walked We walked over broken brick and glass, Shattered fragments of recent lives Lost to memories in burnt photographs, But held in...
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Tony Frobisher
Jan 2, 20231 min
You'll Find Me (Sea Memories)
You'll Find Me (Sea Memories) You'll find me Where oceans Spill across Pebbled shores In crack and clatter And gentle swoosh. You'll find...
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Tony Frobisher
Jan 2, 20231 min
The Moon and The Gulls
The Moon and The Gulls The moon traces Silver scars across A silent seascape. The wind holds Its breath now the Gulls have gone, Carrying...
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Tony Frobisher
Jan 2, 20231 min
Weathered Beaches
Weathered Beaches Hands buried in armpits, Wrapped up in a Fisherman's friend of A thick woolly sweater. A jumper on the beach, An eager...
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Tony Frobisher
Jan 2, 20232 min
England-by-the-Sea (Up North)
England-by-the-Sea (Up North) (Written after an afternoon in Whitby, North Yorkshire, ey, twas a grand day) It was the best of British...
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Tony Frobisher
May 22, 20221 min
The Remembrance of Pebbles
The Remembrance of Pebbles I reach the beach under A grey-sky welcome, A stiffening breeze whipping Bottle-green-broken wave tops...
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Tony Frobisher
Apr 11, 20221 min
Wave Watching
Wave Watching I liked the way You watched the waves. Surprise on your face As each one grew to A rising presence. A force of nature...
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Tony Frobisher
Apr 11, 20221 min
Sea Grief
Sea Grief We called the seabirds. Swooping and squawking - The wave bobbers in Constant chatter, exchanging Stories in braggadocio caws,...
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Tony Frobisher
Feb 3, 20221 min
Pier into the Past
Pier Into The Past We walked to The end Of the pier And watched The distant Ships, silently Drift toward The horizon Accompanied by The...
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Tony Frobisher
Jan 30, 20222 min
Seaside Demise
Seaside Demise (Under The Greyest of Skies) No one's off to Great Yarmouth For seaside fish n chips, Or stopping over in Rhyll, Where the...
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Tony Frobisher
Jan 18, 20221 min
Pier Into The Past
Pier Into The Past We walked to The end Of the pier And watched The distant Ships, silently Drift toward The horizon Accompanied by The...
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Tony Frobisher
Jan 18, 20221 min
Night Storms
I will Be your Lighthouse I will Be your Calm I will Illuminate your Darkness I will Weather your Storm I will Be your Harbour I will Be...
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Tony Frobisher
Jul 2, 20213 min
Channels and Waves
Channels and Waves Someone has a radio Tuned to static, scanning across Random voices, tumbling words of French, occasionally some...
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