32 thoughts on “A Deben morning”

1. Beautifully expressed, Laura.

   1. Many thanks Amy – just how I remembered this back in February

2. Stellar use of those colors ~~ brava!

   1. Oh it was a fun paint mix for poetry

3. You did great, Laura. Been missing you.
   An aside: Once while driving a race car the front wheel broke off and the car went over the bank into a dried Salt Marsh lake.
   ..

   1. Thank you for the welcome Jim – the Muse has been almost silent of late!
      P.s. Glad you lived to tell the tale

      1. River Deben? I’ve been to Harwich.
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         1. Close but Harwich is on the Stour estuary – go North a bit up the coast & turn left at Felixstowe for the Deben

4. I love all the colors!

   1. Thank you – had a diverse palette to work this waterscape

      1. Yes, it was fun!

5. I think salt marshes are a British thing, Laura, as we seem to be the only two poets to be drawn to that colour name. I wish I’d thought of the phrase ‘a waterscape bare faced at low tide’, and I love the image of:
   ‘…the Deben
   muddy wash with rosee pink on a morning rise
   silvered too the way tutus catch our eye
   and shimmer under limelight’.
   There isn’t so much difference between the Norfolk and Suffolk coasts. 🙂

   1. No indeed we see and love the same sights and sounds – and colours!

6. You have stolen my heart with this one, Laura! ❤️ I love; “tranquil-vibed the Deben muddy wash with rosee pink on a morning rise.” 😀

   1. Many thanks Sanaa – you have a big heart

7. Beautiful words and I love the use of those colours!

   1. Appreciate your appreciation Nathan

8. “a waterscape bare faced at low tide and “dark as ravens wing, distant sandbars to cap it all” and really, you had many gorgeous combinations … I’m so glad the fan deck birthed this sumptuous poem.

   1. your prompt brought some much needed colour to my more recent darkish silent mood – thank you

9. A scene gorgeously painted.

   1. Nearly as real as nature painted it – the photo helped

10. “a waterscape bare faced at low tide” Beautiful… Your writing is so vivid.

    1. Thanks Susie – I like working with colours

11. This is written like fine art. I think John Constable when I read your words.

    1. I love the association – thank you!

12. A vivid picture indeed.

    1. Many thanks

       1. You’re welcome!

13. This is gorgeous and wonderful use of color. Also, I love that black and white photo. Did you take it?

    1. thank you and yes my photo it is and actually in colour but only the hinted tints of a yet to be seen winter’s morning by the Deben

       1. You are quite talented, Laura!

          1. I appreciate your compliment – many thanks

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