Dear Sue,
The comments were from me,not Gary.
I apologise to everyone for not contributing to the list for a while. I have
had a spell when I found it hard to connect to free verse so it was
difficult to comment on most poems.,-has anyone else experienced this
problem? I've been on a strict form jag over at Sonnet Central. The
discipline of the form has been very soothing to me.
Kind regards,
           grasshopper

> Thanks for your comments, Gary.  Yes, there were two horizons, one to the
> east toward the Atlantic, and one extending to the west as far as the eye
> could see. In the middle distance the marshes were bordered by houses.
> Shrimp come in with the tide and propagate among the grasses.  The larger
> ones return to the sea on the outgoing tide.  Recently I had my first
> experience of really observing what takes place on the marshes and found
it
> fascinating.  In the winter the grasses turn bronze and brown, but in high
> summer the grass is green.  And one can observe the oyster beds when they
are
> uncovered.  I do appreciate your thoughtful comments.  Sue
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