Excursion by Kay Medway

A large tree in the middle of green woodland. Large white text reads: Excursion. Smaller text reads: Discussing disabled characters in fairy tales and folklore.

​The bright colours
of a seaside variety
dotted on beach huts
stretch out behind me.
The smattering of rain
strives to deter
their charm and attraction.
 
Today,
thoughts cry.
The sand dilutes.
With stress,
fragments and words
from my pen fray.
The pavement weeps,
and it distracts my eyes.
Shoulders knot.
The sun collides.
The sea falls short.
 
Tomorrow,
attentiveness will win.
A visit here will champion.
Clothes will lead.
Colours share.
Stages glow.
The wind will rejoice.
The song will saunter.
Loneliness will dwindle.

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About the author:
​Kay Medway works full-time in a library. ​Kay writes poetry in her free time and had a poem for children in The Dirigible Balloon's Chasing Clouds anthology to raise funds for The National Literacy Trust.