To Catherine on her 50th, 2011 celebrated at our favourite spot on the World Heritage Site Jurassic coast at Branscombe, East Devon. This location made the international news in Jan 2007 when the 62000tonne MSC Napoli was deliberately run aground in Lyme Bay.
Beautiful Bountiful Branscombe
Beautiful,
bountiful Branscombe
Thatched
chocolate box by the sea,
Where
time stands still at the Fountain Head,
St
Winifred’s and Old Bakery
Atop
the flinty wooded combes surprise
An
airfield and donkey sanctuary,
Nestled
below Masons Arms, Manor Mill, Great Seaside
Wind
down to the Sea Shanty
Smell
the salt, hear the sound
Of
pebbles against the sea, the sea, the sea,
Branoc
ale, crabbers boat,
The
Forge and Millers Lea
Recall
one night high on Hooken Cliffs
In
a previous century,
When
Jurassic coast gave way to undercliff
As
land collapsed to sea
But
now new drama unfolds before our eyes
For
all the world to see,
As
beautiful, bountiful Branscombe’s mouth receives
Beached
monster whale- the stricken Napoli
Spewing
oil, vomiting cargo,
Thousands
come to see, yes to see
And
gorge themselves on plenteous bounty
Salvaged
from the sea
What
went wrong, and who keeps what
Are
questions for authority,
But
beautiful, bountiful Branscombe’s ever on the map
Because
of MSC Napoli
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