DEAR editor,

There are blue skies over Watch House Bay

It's full-tide on this October morn

With a ring of seaweed guarding

The pebbles of the quaint bay

As I rest on an amphitheatre of steps

Peering as the flooded arena below

With autumn sea slurping onto the shore

Lifeguard station not in use anymore

Boarded up just like the Watch House.

It's beautiful here but rather sad

As if it's remembering better days.

An owner throws a ball to her dog

In the verdant park opposite

Which leads to splendid Barry Lake.

The sun paints the sea dazzling gold

Before sullen skies finally take hold

But today the sky is an Ethiopian blue

With a refreshing, cool autumnal breeze

And just an elderly man gazes at the scene

With Barry Harbour walls surrounded by water

And seagulls screeching over skeletal boats

And if you ignore the odd beer bottle

It's a truly glorious place to be

Just watching the serene October sea.

Guy Fletcher

Pantmawr

Cardiff