The Shingle Bank

Presented by mother nature as a gradually increasing change in the off shore sea scape, is the spectacular new shingle bank off Littlehampton. The winter series of storms were responsible for depositing this quite startling change in the low tide scenery. I can't believe that the local papers have not yet as much as shown a photograph of it. Surfers should love it I would imagine.

Shingle Bank 

Startling in the novelty of natures newest creation

An island like shingle bank, materialised off the beach

Born of an endless series of storms that hit this nation. 

Winter weather breathing out hell and damnation

Took its toll, the poor sea defences to breach

Sea road savaged, shingle strewn each tidal rotation. 

Repeated stormy seas became visual fascination

With gale upon gale wicked winds would screech

Plotting to mark this year in sorrowful negation. 

The river flooded ceaselessly in endless duration

Waters rising on two fronts as tempests preach

Of permanent change now in base foundation. 

As spring days changed winters tedious narration

Off our shore nature gave an announcing speech

The gift of an amazing shingle bank, new in formation. 

Should we think of this phenomenon as salvation?

Or fear an encore another year as history does teach

Is this misreading or is the meaning lost in translation?