THE Pleasure Park has been resurrected
Like Lazarus back from the dead
But it’s still far from former glory
If the honest truth be said.
Down on Whitmore Bay crowds gather
There are prams and dogs galore
And old-timers in wheelchairs
Glad to be outside by the shore.
My eyes catch the rainbow beach huts
I admire the gulls as they gracefully fly
Then clouds break like sea ice
So that the sun appears in the sky
Painting the ocean a dazzling silver
As sea-shanty music fills the air
And children bounce on the trampoline
No concerns or the future, without a care.
The seagulls and children screech
Some dig in the sand as I used to
I relax on the grey sea-wall
And just enjoy the Easter view
Families stroll on verdant Nell’s Point
But it’s too cold for a dip in the sea
And as I devour an ice-cream
I feel my soul has been set free.
Guy Fletcher
Pantmawr
Cardiff
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