Ghosts of the Past
Ghosts of the Past No wall ran here,and waves battered no pier.Their boats were beached,and chiefs beseeched,behind the marine palisade,cunning yet afraid,glinting in secret glade.Civilisation… Read More »Ghosts of the Past
Literature
A Watchful Eye
A Watchful Eye God wealder,Val our dei,Osiris of our Nile,Knew of these waters,Bringing bread and wine,From Serapis via emperor,To our geard,To our Tyne and mouth,Os-god… Read More »A Watchful Eye
The River Tyne God
The Tyne Improvement Commission were formed in 1850 and brought together the 4 boroughs of Tyneside to serve the river and maintain it. Their motto… Read More »The River Tyne God
The Pride of the Tyne
The Pride of the Tyne Cranes loom the skylineOver the riverIn sunsets of orange and flameGhosts walk the cobbles Cold in the morningsOf merchant ships… Read More »The Pride of the Tyne
An Order to Deploy the Press Gang in North Shields
An Order to Deploy the Press Gang in North Shields From Dan Jackson on X @Northumbriana: One of the most amazing things in @keelrowbookshop: an… Read More »An Order to Deploy the Press Gang in North Shields
Lung Sounds, Beach
Lung Sounds, Beach by Christopher Martin Christopher Martin is poet based in Tynemouth. His debut collection will be relased in 2025. https://www.instagram.com/martintimations/
St Mary’s Light on Penbal Crag
St Mary’s Light on Penbal Crag From mountain ridge to forest caveThe scattered flowers of summer smile,But dark and heavy rolls the waveThat sweeps round Tynemouth’s… Read More »St Mary’s Light on Penbal Crag
The Most Heartbreaking Guitar Solo in History
The Most Heartbreaking Guitar Solo in History 🎶 The outro to Mark Knopfler’s Tunnel of Love has been described as such. It is certainly a… Read More »The Most Heartbreaking Guitar Solo in History
Crossing the Bar
Crossing the Bar by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1889) Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me!And may there be no moaning of the… Read More »Crossing the Bar
Mouth of the Tyne
Mouth of the Tyne by Jerome Hanratty (1930-2013) A hard grey day, haloed with fret;Soiled towers poke from broken walls and bitter grass,Merge with the… Read More »Mouth of the Tyne
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