Thrift – Bedruthan Steps
Nicola Morgan
We call it ‘Thrift’,
though there’s no flower
less ‘thrifty’ than this:
its lavish adornment
of the headland,
edging the sea cliffs,
clinging tenaciously
in out of bound places.
A rich candytuft pink,
compliment to the
deep turquoise of sea.
An iconic scene.
A picture postcard view.
A photographer’s dream.
Be it in glistening sunlight
and shimmering sea
or brooding sky
and scurrying waves,
tide in or tide out,
the eye delights
in the candyfloss pink,
and the superabundant
generosity of
‘Thrift’.
Rectory Ramblings 